India protects its farmers' interests at climate talks

By: Indrajit Bose Date: Dec 3, 2012 Successfully stalls attempts of developed countries’ move to bring agriculture under mitigation efforts India fiercely defended its farmers’ interests as the first week of Doha climate talks continued up to the wee hours of Sunday, December 2. Taking a firm stand that agriculture was a clear out-of-bounds sector with respect to emissions reduction, India stalled all attempts of the developed world to further discuss the issue in the ongoing CoP 18. The developing world’s long-standing position has been that any discussion on agriculture must be held in the realm of adaptation, not mitigation. The developed world wants to introduce the element of mitigation in agriculture. Read more

Fight over finance: where's the money? ask developing countries

By: Arnab Pratim Date: Dec 3, 2012 Developed countries shy away from promising more money to developing nations from next year till 2020 for mitigation and adaptation measures Climate finance will be on the top of the minds of negotiators as the UN conference on climate change at Doha enters the second week on December 3. In the first seven days of the conference, the developed countries shied away from promising more money from next year until 2020 to developing countries to undertake mitigation and adaptation measures. The US $30 billion fast-start funding which started in 2010 ends this year and the next batch of funding, which is still under deliberation, begins only in 2020. Read more

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