Climate talks: Lukewarm response to India's agenda

Durban: India's three point agenda -- talks on carbon space sharing, IPR and unilateral trade barriers has got a lukewarm response from key negotiating blocs, including the LDC countries, as nations stepped up effort to build consensus on USD 100 billion climate fund and Kyoto Protocol.
The three point agenda, includes equitable sharing of atmospheric carbon space, technology sharing and intellectual property rights (IPR), which were left out of the were left out of the 2010 Cancun Agreement. The third item is unilateral trade barriers ((in response to the European Union aviation tax), which India opposes.
After losing out in last year's talks in Cancun, the Indian delegation insisted that negotiators here in the South African city take up these these issues.
Pa Ousman JARJU from Gambia, who represented the Least Developed Countries (LDC), indicated that bloc agreed with India in principle but there really isn't time for new discussions on the issues that New Delhi is pushing.
"We are in agreement with India but we cannot wait any longer," he said. "Everyone must do something". Government negotiators from 194 countries have gathered to discuss the next steps to combat climate change.
05/12/11 ZeeNews.com

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