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Bonn climate talks28 May 2010
On 31 May, the first major UN climate negotiations since the disastrous talks in Copenhagen, last December, will open.
We're calling on outgoing UNFCCC Executive Secretary - Yvo de Boer - to ensure that the interests of all countries are represented fairly.
The Copenhagen Accord
The deal that was presented to delegates at the end of the last talks, by the US, was the Copenhagen Accord.
The Accord represents an attempt to move away from the commitments rich countries had made within the democratic UN process.
It set no binding targets and ignored the principles behind the Kyoto Protocol of fair treatment for poor countries.
Accord takes flight
The contents of the Accord is now part of the official UN talks following a submission from the US negotiators earlier this year.
Yet proposals tabled by the Bolivian government following the World People's Summit on Climate Change in Cochabamba in April, have been disregarded.
This is despite offering hope of a fairer and more effective agreement to tackle climate change.
Money money money
One of the most important agenda items for Bonn will be climate finance.
We are calling for developed countries to pledge more public money for developing countries to tackle climate change.
So far, rich countries have only repackaged existing pledges of $30 billion a year until 2013, when UN analysis has suggested $200 billion is needed annually.
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