December 10, 2009 10:42 AM

printer

G-77 group rejects Danish draft on climate change saying it "threatens the success" of Summit

India and China slammed a Danish draft proposal for an agreement on climate change, saying it threatens the success of the summit. The developing countries are concerned as the text of the draft by the host country blurs the balance of obligations between developed and developing countries on issues like mitigation, protection of Intellectual Property Rights and financing. The Danish proposal which is still to be made public was leaked to the media on Wednesday. Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh's Special Envoy on Climate Change, Shyam Saran said in Copenhagen yesterday that the bloc of 77 developing countries and China remained united on key issues.<br/> <br/>United States has meanwhile said it is committed to getting the strongest political agreement at Copenhagen for which a real commitment from China is a major necessity. US Chief negotiator Todd Stern said that developing countries including China, India and South Africa had announced significant proposals to cut emissions but these would have to be wrapped up in an international agreement.<br/> <br/>China on the other hand has slammed the developed nations, including the US and the EU, for announcing inadequate carbon mitigation targets while coaxing developing countries to put more on the table at the climate conference.<br/> <br/>Chinese chief negotiator Su Wei also criticised Japan as its plan of 25 per cent cut in emissionn was conditional on the United States joining the Kyoto Protocol. Wei said, since the US did not intend to be party to the Kyoto Protocol, Japan's promise did not amount to anything. Negotiators from 192 countries have come to Copenhagen to hammer out a climate change treaty to succeed the Kyoto Protocol that expires in 2012.<br/><br/> <br/><br/>

Most Read
View All arrow-right

No posts found.