Warsaw : Poland Nov 2013
The annual climate talks begins at the National Stadium at Warsaw in Poland.This 19th conference of parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will be crucial to ensure that sufficient technical and political ground is covered in order to meet the ambitious time frame set for a deal in 2015 in Paris.
Last year at COP18 in Doha, developing countries managed to get included a last minute
decision on setting up of a mechanism for assessing and providing monetary compensation for loss and damage arising out of impacts of climate change.
Last year at COP18 in Doha, developing countries managed to get included a last minute
decision on setting up of a mechanism for assessing and providing monetary compensation for loss and damage arising out of impacts of climate change.
India's Stand :
India found wide-ranging support from other countries in its effort,
including the entire
G77+China bloc and surprisingly the U.S. too.
Difference in Opinion :
The developed countries, especially the European Union, have for several
years been keen on ensuring that climate negotiations focus on reducing
emissions in the agricultural sector.
India, China and a large number of African countries have countered by
pointing out that emission reduction efforts in the agricultural sector
would affect farmers — who constitute a large percentage of the
population, and are often the poorest, in the developing world. They
also argue that the effort to reduce emissions should be focus on
fossil-fuel-based activities that spew out carbon dioxide — the greatest
contributor to global warming by far. As paddy fields and livestock are
some of the biggest causes of emissions, emission reduction in the
sector has major implications for India and China.
