Developing countries call for more support to fight against climate change

The latest news from the United Nations climate conference in Paris, which runs through December 11.

On a brief stop at headquarters prior to returning to France, he told reporters, “There is no flawless agreement. If the world has really changed so much, we ask why it is that after all these decades all our members remain developing countries with little or no voice in global decision-making processes and institutions”, said the ambassador.

Ban said the leadership of the US, the world’s largest economy, “is crucially important” and he expressed appreciation for President Barack Obama’s “strong leadership” and “very strong commitment”.

Gore said he was “grateful that China has been so industrious” in developing solar and wind power for use at home and overseas.

“We believe that it will help the process if all matters related to finance, whether it is under the Convention, the Kyoto Protocol and under the ADP (Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action) can be discussed in a comprehensive and coherent manner, regardless of where they will be reflected in the end, whether in the decision or the agreement”, she said.

“I can confirm there was a hacking incident earlier this week and that has been handled by the conference’s IT security experts”, said United Nations climate secretariat spokesman Nick Nuttall, who declined to make any further comment.

Kaiser said long-term goals were now clearer in the draft, though it did not call for fossil fuels to be phased out by 2050 so as to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius – a more ambitious target being pushed by low-lying island nations at risk of sinking into rising seas.

I continue to press developed countries to recognize their responsibility to take the lead, while urging developing countries to do more in line with their growing capabilities. “Given the urgency, we are in good shape although we could work faster”, he said.

The scientists said the problem of global warming was so risky and that renewables not quite enough that nuclear power, which has near-zero carbon dioxide emissions, has to be part of the solution. “We are calling for climate justice and more solidarity between countries but we are ready to do our part”, Aquino said.

After two days of talks in small sub-groups, negotiators produced the first draft agreement text Thursday morning.

The new draft is 50 pages long, just four pages fewer than a previous draft issued before the start of the two-week talks taking place north of Paris. “Any attempt to replace the core obligation of developed countries to provide financial support to developing countries with a number of arbitrarily identified economic conditions is a violation of the rules-based multilateral process and threatens an outcome here in Paris”. Especially in the morning when the smell of freshly baked bread wafts through the halls, where delegates are hard at work crafting a new global agreement to fight climate change.

“Right now, they’re still just rearranging the deck chairs on the ship to get a better view of the iceberg”, it said in a statement.