December 16, 2009 9:39 PM

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Industrialised, developing countries differ on climate talk; PM to attend Summit

Industrialised and developing countries continue to be divided on dealing with the challenge of climate change.After the fresh draft and calls by the US president and the British Prime Minister and UN Secretary General they scramble to break through their disputes.The issues of contention remain emission targets, financial help to developing countries, measurement and monitoring of the emissions.Reports say that the Danish Environment Minister has resigned from the Presidency of the conference following little prospectus of an agreement.The Environment minister Mr. Jairam Ramesh reiterated there are differences between nations, which need be bridged if any concrete progress has to be achieved.He asserted that the talks in Copenhagen are as much about easing poverty in India as preventing the world from overheating. India and China are seeking at least 200 billion dollars a year to help developing countries.With just two days left for the summit meeting, the Heads of states and governments have begun to arrive at Copenhagen.The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh is expected to arrive on Thursday. The US President and the Chinese Premier are also expected to reach Danish capital to join the deliberations.The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has exhorted nations to seal the deal on an ambitious new agreement. He warned that the well-being of all of the world’s people is at stake. Mr. Ban underscored that nations cannot be allowed to fail in the home stretch, urging countries to put aside their maxima list negotiating positions and unreasonable demands.British Prime Minister Gordown Brown who is in Copenhagen warned that ending with out deal is dangerous as the future of humanity is at stake.Ahead of his visit the US President Mr. Barack Obama has expressed confidence of reaching a deal in the summit.AIR correspondent reports that the US secretary of state will hold discussions with the leaders in Copenhagen on Thursday ahead of the president’s arrival.Despite zero level temperature and snowing, a large number of people turned up to staged a demonstration out side the Bela Centre, the venue of the Conference Wednesday morning.They tried to beak the security cardoon and about 100 people were taken into custody. The protest demonstration was against slow pace of talks and the exclusionary tactics of the negotiators.Police had to use tear gas shells to disperse them who wanted to gain access to the Conference centre to put forward their point of view for dealing the challenge of the global warming as the environment ministers and the negotiators have not so far succeeded in finalising a draft.Now the focus is the summit level talks, with observers ruling out any possibility of a deal at the end. Meanwhile, India on Wednesday said it will keep trying for a good outcome and is working with other countries in this direction.Prime Minister's Special Envoy on Climate Change, Shyam Saran told reporters outside Parliament that India is working along with other countries to try and see to get a good outcome.India maintains that it is continuing to work with other countries for an effective and equitable outcome at the climate summit at Copenhagen.Briefing reporters ahead of the Prime Minister visit to the Danish Capital on Thursday, Foreign Secretary Mrs Nirupama said, New Delhi expects the summit to provide space for its accelerated economic and social development to eradicate poverty.She said, Prime Minister’s participation at the Copenhagen Conference demonstrates how seriously India views the challenge of climate change and importance that is attached to intensifying international cooperation to address it.Mrs Nirupama Rao said that India would neither agree to legally binding emissions cuts, nor a peaking year for its carbon emissions. She said any international review of the country's voluntary and domestically funded mitigation was also not acceptable.

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