The United Nations framework convention on Climate Change, UNFCC, today strongly advocated for creating a small representative group of nations to evolve a consensus on the pressing issue of global warming. <br/><br/>Briefing reporters in New Delhi today the Executive Secretary of UNFCC Yvo De Boer described the Copenhagen accord crafted by a group of countries including biggest , richest and smaller nations a political intent to limit the global temperature. He said most of the nations favour the negotiations to be taken forward on the basis of kyoto Protocol and those countries who have some reservations on the issue will have to evolve ways to move from the second track to this Protocol.<br/><br/>He dismissed a number of questions that the Copenhagen accord is not a second track as being described by some countries. The Copenhagen accord set out to deliver an agreement on major issues including medium term emissions cuts by rich nations, action by developing countries to limit green house gases, finance to implement the action plan and an equitable governance of the climate change regime. Mr. Boer said that the UN Secretary General is also convening a meeting to mobilise resources for the developing and poorer countries to put in action their mitigation plans.<br/><br/>Air condent adds that India, China and several other countries have already conveyed to the UNFCC, their emission cut plans as per the Copenhagen accord. <br/><br/>In response to a question on the errors pointed out on the inter governmental panel, on climate change he admitted that there is a mistake in the report. He however added that the report being prepared by the UN body is on the basis of the inputs given by the panel of lage number of Scientists. Mr. Boer while dismissing demand of resignation of Dr. Rajendra Pachouri said that his work has been commended internationally.<br/><br/>Mr. Pachouri yesterday said that the error in the report has damaged the credibility of the panel and said that the larger picture in terms of the IPCC's claims about climate change was solid.
News On AIR | February 4, 2010 1:25 PM
Reservations on the issue will have to evolve ways to move from the second track to this Protocol: UNFCC secretary