The Copenhagen Climate Conference would produce an internationally agreed climate change treaty which would be aimed at achieving significant global reduction in carbon emissions, feels the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Mr. Yvo De Boer expressed his positive views saying that there is still a lot or room for negotiations and convergence of views among the representatives of more than 190 countries meeting in the Danish capital. Sadly, though, there are still many issues on which there is almost no consensus, quantum of emission targets being the most important one. Although the developed and developing countries have issued several emission reduction targets none comes close to the IPCC’s recommendation of 25-40 percent emission reduction in global carbon emissions by 2020 from 1990 levels. The developing countries continue pressurize the developed countries to commit to stricter emission targets while the developed countries want the developing nations to restrict their emissions output growth rate. Read more of this story »

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