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Copenhagen:
The stage is set for two weeks of intense negotiations on commitments on emission cuts. Will it be a new deal or will be a take-off from the Kyoto protocol and who will pay for clean technology for the poor countries?
An estimated 15000 delegates from 192 countries are expected to converge at biggest climate conference ever.
Read: Common editorial on Copenhagen
Key issues:
The key leaders attending will be American president Barack Obama, Gordon Brown, Nicolas Sarkozy, Wen Jiabao, and Manmohan Singh.
On agenda are emissions and financial measures to combat climate change. Hard bargaining expected in the last few days of meeting.
An agreement, if any, will replace the 1997 Kyoto Protocol on curbing greenhouse emissions.
The BJP has criticised the government on announcing unilateral carbon intensity cuts and asked the government to come clean on who will bear the cost of this. The BJP has also questioned the government on the issue of per capita principle on climate change.
Who stands where
Copenhagen summit begins:
And as the conference takes off India, China and the rest of theGroup of 77 have raised a strong voice that there should betransparency at the conference.
The G 77 have said that they will stop any attempt to sneak in proposals through the backdoor - Australia and Denmark have tried to do that in recent past.
The G-77 met on Sunday evening to chalk out their action plan to make sure that the outcome at Copenhagen is fair and equitable.
Reports say India, China and other developing nations are wary of some countries trying to run parallel negotiations in order to push the talks in their favour.
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An estimated 15000 delegates from 192 countries are expected to converge at biggest climate conference ever.
Read: Common editorial on Copenhagen
Key issues:
- Targets to curb greenhouse emissions, particularly by developed countries
- Financial support to help developing nations tackle climate change
- Carbon trading scheme aimed at ending destruction of world's forests by 2030
The key leaders attending will be American president Barack Obama, Gordon Brown, Nicolas Sarkozy, Wen Jiabao, and Manmohan Singh.
On agenda are emissions and financial measures to combat climate change. Hard bargaining expected in the last few days of meeting.
An agreement, if any, will replace the 1997 Kyoto Protocol on curbing greenhouse emissions.
The BJP has criticised the government on announcing unilateral carbon intensity cuts and asked the government to come clean on who will bear the cost of this. The BJP has also questioned the government on the issue of per capita principle on climate change.
Who stands where
Copenhagen summit begins:
- Biggest climate conference ever
- Scheduled to go on till December 18
- Officials from 192 countries attending
- Over 100 heads of state, govts to attend
- Obama, Gordon Brown, Nicolas Sarkozy, Wen Jiabao, Manmohan Singh to attend
- On agenda emissions targets, financial measures to combat climate change
- Hard bargaining expected in last days of meeting
- Agreement, if any, will replace 1997 Kyoto Protocol on curbing greenhouse emissions
And as the conference takes off India, China and the rest of theGroup of 77 have raised a strong voice that there should betransparency at the conference.
The G 77 have said that they will stop any attempt to sneak in proposals through the backdoor - Australia and Denmark have tried to do that in recent past.
The G-77 met on Sunday evening to chalk out their action plan to make sure that the outcome at Copenhagen is fair and equitable.
Reports say India, China and other developing nations are wary of some countries trying to run parallel negotiations in order to push the talks in their favour.
Related stories:
Thousands march in London for climate change
UN to probe alleged climate change cover-up
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