Sticking points at Copenhagen

Copenhagen: Here are the sticking points in the leaked Danish proposal, the documents show that at the broadest level, developed and developing worlds are split on three key points:

• Level of cuts from rich countries
• Target date by which global emissions should peak
• Final shape of any future deal
  

The draft prepared by India, China, South Africa and Brazil sees emission reductions from developed countries coming under the Kyoto Protocol, but the Danish draft sees all of this coming under one single new agreement.

The draft document

Campaigners say a draft text proposed by the Danish host government would force developing countries to agree to specific emission.

It would further divide the developing countries by creating a new category within itself called the most vulnerable.

The leaked document said it will not allow developing countries to emit more than 1.44 tonnes of carbon per person by 2050 while allow rich countries to emit 2.67 tonnes of carbon per person by 2050 which is close to double.