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The rich nations are expected to make a Strong pitch for
limiting the global temperature rise to two degrees Celsius,
agreeing to achieve 80 per cent emission cuts by 2050 and push
the developing countries to undertake strong mitigation
actions which would see a significant deviation from the
business as usual approach.
However, the above points do not mention a base year for
from which the emission reductions would be undertaken but
stresses on transparent verification actions for all the
parties.
The group of four comprising Brazil, South Africa, India
and China (BASIC) are expected to strongly oppose this
proposal contending that it makes no reference to the UN
Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Bali Action Plan
and the Kyoto Protocol.
Though some countries have not ratified the Kyoto
Protocol, the Bali Action Plan of 2007 and the UNFCCC were
adopted by consensus and states. It asks nations not having
ratified Kyoto to take commitments comparable to those agreed
to it.
The Prime Minister is expected to stress precisely this
point insisting that it was very important to preserve the
areas of consensus and agree to continue negotiations based on
the Bali Action Plan and the UNFCCC.
India and other developing countries have been insisting
that neither would they take up legally binding emission cuts,
nor accept a year by which their emissions would peak. (MORE)
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