Table of Contents
Preface Main Page
Foreword

Part 1 The Negotiating Context
1. The Climate Change Problem
 2. The Climate Convention
and the Kyoto Protocol
3. The Bodies in the Regime
4. The Rules of Procedure
5. State and Non-State Actors
6. Coalitions in the Climate
Change Regime
7. The G-77 and China

Part 2 Negotiating Skills
8. The Ideal Negotiator
 9. The Handicapped Negotiator
10. Coping Strategies
11. Tips and Tricks for the
Lonely Diplomat
 12. Index to the FCCC
 13. References




Part I: The Negotiating Context
4. The Rules of Procedure
Why are rules of procedure important? / The Rules of Procedure / Key issues in the Rules of Procedure / Outstanding issues in the Rules of Procedure / Consensus is not unanimity / Role of President or Chairman / The nomenclature of documents / Tips and tricks

4.4 Outstanding issues in the Rules of Procedure

There are two controversial issues in the Rules of Procedure: one is on the voting arrangements and the other on regional representation in the Bureau, which actually runs the meetings of the COPs. Decisions can be adopted by consensus or by voting arrangements. Consensus calls for agreement from all Parties. Voting calls for an agreement from many Parties depending on the definition of the voting rules. Rule 42 talks about the voting procedures. As yet there is no agreement on this article and it is not being applied. Rule 22 has also been controversial since there was disagreement about how the regions should be equitably represented in the Bureau. However, the latter rule is being applied.