Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Difficult to break climate talks deadlock in the "Kyoto Protocol" or face "dismemberment".
<P> Cancun agenda more than half between the various negotiating groups "pull the wrist," continues. .</ P> <P> yesterday (December 7), COP16 President of the Assembly, Mexican Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa said that the difficulty of meeting the current talks is the "Kyoto Protocol" second commitment period, as well as mitigation of climate .moving target problem. .</ P> <P> It is understood that prior to the meeting at this COP16, the Kyoto Protocol Working Group (AWG-KP) issued an outline of President JohnAshe text, proposed to set up a separate liaison group to deal with the work of the AWG-KP. .It is reported that the Working Group on the Kyoto Protocol to be held several days of informal consultations, have sought to find a balanced outcome. .</ P> <P> However, the past few days, to Japan, and Russia as the representative of the state, refused to support the "Kyoto Protocol" commitment phase, resulting in difficult negotiations. .</ P> <P> 77 Group, the African Group and the Least Developed Countries Group, this collective condemnation. .The representative of Yemen said in his speech, looking forward to the Protocol done, any interruption can give a substantial impact on the Earth, a new quantitative emission reduction is the core of the outcome of the Cancun conference, the second commitment period of the failure would send a negative signal. .</ P> <P> did not elaborate as to Belgium, EU spokesman, said, "The EU heads of state and government is more inclined to a single legally binding text, but also consider the" Kyoto Protocol "as the second commitment period, including the major economies .part of the world, including the results. "</ P> <P> including Australia, the United States, including the umbrella countries, intends to" the first commitment period of the comprehensive climate change framework "to make emission reduction commitments under, and said .These commitments are reflected in the Copenhagen agreement, is has made the most substantial emission reductions. .</ P> <P> climate experts Guo-Ping Xu told reporters that if the developed countries there is no binding commitment to Phase II, the current regulation only legally binding emission reduction in the "Kyoto Protocol" may be mutilated, and any alternative conditions .such as voluntary emission reductions are not satisfied with the action against climate change. .</ P>.
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