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COP6 From November 13-24 November 2000, negotiatiors from 180 countries were together in The Hague. And didn't thrash out a solution to climate change... |
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COP6 From November 13-24 November 2000, negotiatiors from 180 countries were together in The Hague. And didn't thrash out a solution to climate change... |
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Last updated: September 12, 2001
From 13 to 25 November 2000, the Sixth Conference of the Parties (COP6) took place in The Hague, The Netherlands. During this conference, countries that are party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change tried to hammer out an agreement about how to reach their emission reduction targets of greenhouse gases as determined by the 1997 Kyoto Protocol. These emission reduction targets are necessary in order to combat climate change.
One of the issues on the agenda in The Hague were the so-called Flexible Mechanisms which allow industrialised countries to realise part of their emission reductions abroad, e.g. by assisting in projects in 'developing countries' that save CO2 emissions.
The nuclear lobby, supported by pro-nuclear countries such as Canada, Australia, USA, India, China and Japan tried to get nuclear energy accepted as a legitimate technology for the flexible mechanisms. Their argument is that nuclear plants do not emit CO2 and that therefore nuclear energy is climate friendly. This contradiction of planning to build more nuclear power stations in order to save the environment has been contested by many anti-nuclear groups including WISE Amsterdam. During the climate conference, many actions to this end took place.
After two weeks of negotiations, COP6 ended without agreement on a final text. COP6 resumed as COP6.5 from 16 to 27 July 2001 in Hotel Maritim in Bonn. For the victorious outcome of COP 6.5 regarding nuclear, click here.
COP7 took place in Marrakech, Morocco, form 29 October to 9th of November 2001.
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