The White House says President Barack Obama is hoping to give a boost to global climate talks in Paris next week by holding early one-on-one meetings with the leaders of China and India.
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“Downplaying of developed countries’ commitments and enhancement of developing countries contributions will be contested while lack of commitment of developed countries on finance and technology will be pursued”, a top government source said.
In preparing for Paris, more than 170 countries have submitted national climate targets covering more than 90 per cent of global emissions. We don’t want to see the agreement include terms such as “net-zero”, “climate neutral” or “carbon neutral” which could lead to this.
Mathur, also the Director General of Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), had said the remarks mean that nations could not put forward their point of views during the Paris climate change negotiations especially if the views were not in line with the US.
World Bank Group president Jim Yong Kim said: “Sub-Saharan Africa is highly vulnerable to climate shocks, and our research shows that could have far ranging impact – on everything from child stunting and malaria to food price increases and droughts”.
After addressing a plenum session and attending a luncheon held by Hollande, Obama will meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose government has been an obstacle to resolving issues in the final text. Recently, 37 senators signed a pledge to work against appropriating any money for a $100 billion-a-year “green fund” that would send money to developing countries to help them develop their economies in climate-conscious ways.
It has done its fair share to tackle climate change.
The conference, also known as COP21, welcomes representatives of all countries wishing to taking action against climate change.
The flip side of this approach is that the Paris agreement must also establish a high bar for rigor and transparency in how countries report, verify and account for their emissions over time. “Bring it to Congress and come clean with the folks in Paris in that he has to bring in that back here to the Senate to get approval before they are going to see any money”.
Meanwhile, around the world, momentum is building, he said, pointing out that cities, businesses and investors, faith leaders and citizens are acting to reduce emissions and build resilience.
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The developed countries had promised developing nations $30 billion by 2010-12 at the Copenhagen summit in 2009.
