NEW DELHI, Feb. 4: UNFCC chief Yvo de Boer adopted an optimistic position on the Copenhagen Accord saying that 56 countries had pledged to take action on emission cuts and had met the Janary 31 deadline, while another 26 had indicated they would be submitting their enforceable targets shortly.
IN A clear indication that the UNFCCC views the Copenhagen Accord as nothing more than a reference document, executive secretary Yvo de boer has asked countries
3-Day Climate Convention Will See Release Of A White Paper On The Roadmap To Mexico
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New Delhi: The first major gathering of world leaders and climate change experts after the Copenhagen convention will take place in New Delhi from February 5 to 7.
The UN has received pledges from 55 countries, accounting for 78 per cent of global emissions, to cut their share of greenhouse gases by 2050, a development welcomed by the world body as an ''important invigoration'' to the Copenhagen climate talks.
The Copenhagen Accord does mention a Copenhagen Green Climate Fund and a Technology Mechanism for technology development and transfer in support of action on adaptation and mitigation. However, it is silent on crucial aspects of both; perhaps those will be worked out in the negotiations to be conducted later.
The curtain came down on the 15th Conference of Parties (CoP-15) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Copenhagen on 19 December 2009, almost a full day beyond its scheduled closure. The conference had been preceded and accompanied by worldwide hype and exaggerated expectations, fuelled by governments and civil society groups alike.
One of the promises emerging from the confusion of the Copenhagen climate talks focused on climate finance. Ramping up to US$100 billion a year starting in 2020, the promised finance would support developing countries in adapting to climate impacts and adopting low-carbon pathways.
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has been a strong critic of the Copenhagen Accord on climate change. Sunita Narain, director of CSE, spoke to Civil Society on what she finds wrong with the new Indian position in negotiations on climate change and why a place at the high table of polluters is not such a good thing for the Indian economy.
