Copenhagen: India and other emerging economies can expect little from the US at Copenhagen in terms of finance and would be pushed to do more than take action voluntarily at home. This was made clear by US special envoy on climate change Todd Stern in a press conference.
Rich Countries Demand One Binding Commitment For All
Leave aside a binding agreement on climate change, the 190-country Copenhagen conference on December 7 is unlikely to throw up even a political statement of high-sounding sentiments on the need to save the planet
New Delhi: The recalcitrant group of industrialised countries came under fire on the first day of Barcelona climate talks with African countries, in an unprecedented move, blocking all negotiations on Kyoto Protocol unless the rich nations provided concrete and unconditional targets for greenhouse gas emissions for the mid-term.
