e-magazine
The Hot Zone
China's newly announced air defense identification zone over the East China Sea aims to shore up national security
Current Issue
· Table of Contents
· Editor's Desk
· Previous Issues
· Subscribe to Mag
Subscribe Now >>
Weekly Watch
Expert's View
World
Nation
Business
Finance
Market Watch
Legal-Ease
North American Report
Forum
Government Documents
Expat's Eye
Health
Science/Technology
Lifestyle
Books
Movies
Backgrounders
Special
Photo Gallery
Blogs
Reader's Service
Learning with
'Beijing Review'
E-mail us
RSS Feeds
PDF Edition
Web-magazine
Reader's Letters
Make Beijing Review your homepage
Hot Links

cheap eyeglasses
Market Avenue
eBeijing

Climate Concerns
Climate Concerns
UPDATED: January 4, 2010 NO. 1 JANUARY 7, 2010
Bones of Contention in Copenhagen
Share

Developing countries insisted on dual-track negotiations under both the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and its Kyoto Protocol, while adhering to the principle of "common but differentiated responsibilities." Some developed countries, however, attempted to abandon the Kyoto Protocol.

Developing countries strongly demanded that industrialized nations set for themselves a clear-cut greenhouse gas emissions reduction target.

Industrialized countries, for their part, asked developing countries to cut emissions in a "measurable, reportable and verifiable" (MRV) way. Developing countries, however, argued that they could take mitigation actions of their own accord—without observing the MRV standards.

Small island states, meanwhile, put forward high mitigation targets for both developed countries and emerging market economies.

The developing and developed blocs also remained at odds over financial assistance. In the non-binding Copenhagen Accord, developed countries announced that they would jointly raise $100 billion per year by 2020 to assist poor countries coping with climate change—a pledge rejected as an empty promise.



 
Top Story
-Protecting Ocean Rights
-Partners in Defense
-Fighting HIV+'s Stigma
-HIV: Privacy VS. Protection
-Setting the Tone
Most Popular
 
About BEIJINGREVIEW | About beijingreview.com | Rss Feeds | Contact us | Advertising | Subscribe & Service | Make Beijing Review your homepage
Copyright Beijing Review All right reserved