CLIMATE 2

Efforts to reach a climate change deal in Copenhagen
have receded further with a new draft text of a potential
treaty reflecting the deep divisions between developed and
developing countries and a consensus on all major issues
remaining elusive.
Most of the bitterly debated issues like goal for
emission cut, mitigation targets for developed countries,
nationally mitigation actions for developing countries and
rules for monitoring these actions, peaking of emissions,
consideration for atmospheric space and long-term goal for
finances remain unresolved, as per the new draft.
Delegates from 192 countries have been here for more
than a week attempting to hammer out a climate change text
before the heads of state and government of over 100 countries
arrive later this week.
Delegates warned if a treaty was not negotiated, a
draft treaty may be dropped at the last moment to ensure that
the talks do not fail – an option India is completely against.
India already has several concerns over the original
draft treaty that was released by the Chair of the Working
Group of Long Term Cooperative Action (LCA), which is one of
the tracks of negotiations along with the Working Group on
Kyoto Protocol.
India will not accept three provisions which are in
the first draft that was tabled by the United Nations Working
group, Ramesh has said but was willing to use the draft as a
starting point for further negotiations. MOER PTI