Iceland announces climate change plan

The world’s attention will be on Paris for the 21st Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21/CMP11), from November 30th to December 11th.

“They will lead the sort of lives they want to lead but they will be able to lead it without leaving nothing for their children”.

“We have been engaging with India throughout the year in determining how they can contribute constructively to a successful outcome in Paris”, Rhodes said. India has been pressing for more money and technology transfers from wealthy countries to developing ones.

The Paris conference, due to begin next week, is the latest attempt by the world to reduce carbon emissions after the talks in Copenhagen in 2009 failed to deliver a deal.

Finally, the plan addresses the issue of improving infrastructure in Iceland, involving better data and forecasts, awareness-raising on the issue of climate change, and closer monitoring of the country’s glaciers.

“CARE also backs the call of 106 climate vulnerable developing countries and hundreds of civil society organisations to keep warming below 1.5°C”.

The Government has come under fire from many quarters for moves since the election to curb support for renewables and energy efficiency measures, which critics warn has harmed investor confidence in backing the shift to low-carbon in the UK.

High-profile interventions from the likes of Pope Francis, moves by investors away from the most polluting fossil fuels, falling prices of clean technology such as solar panels and countries taking action domestically are all setting a more positive tone than in previous climate talks.

India has stressed that developed countries can not undermine the core principles of equity and common but differentiated responsibilities in arriving at a climate deal.

The sources highlighted the country’s position that the developed world must recognise that they have to atone for the historical carbon emissions that they have been putting out in the atmosphere for over 150 years in their search for prosperity.

The official said that while India in absolute terms is the third largest greenhouse gas emitter in the world after China and the USA, its contribution is much smaller than the other two. “I believe it indicates the seriousness with which India is confronting the challenges of climate change, and it will help the world “bend” the temperature projections for the rest of this century”, Ban told PTI.

India has consistently argued that it needs “atmospheric space” to provide its population adequate and affordable energy. Rich countries will insist, then, that developing states cut their emissions as well.