Committee on Trade and Environment - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) briefing - Briefing by UNFCCC ahead of the regular session of the Committee on Trade and Environment (CTE) of 14 November 2011

World Trade Organization WT/CTE/GEN/22 11 November 2011 (11-5841) Committee on Trade and Environment Original: English United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) BRIEFING Briefing by UNFCCC ahead of the Regular Session of the Committee on Trade and Environment (CTE) of 14 November 2011 _______________ Panama Sessions The sessions of the Ad hoc Working Groups (AWGs) in Panama ended with good progress on drafting decision texts on as many of the aspects relevant to the Cancún Agreements and the Bali Action Plan. With these, Parties can start the negotiations in Durban with a clearer idea of what is possible to get agreements on and dedicate more resources to resolve the remaining political questions. Parties have engaged and taken ownership of the draft texts going into Durban, and have expressed greater confidence in the negotiating process. The South African Presidency was present and very active during the sessions in P