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European Commission sets strategy for global action post Copenhagen

The European Commission today proposed that the European Union continue to press for a “robust and legally binding global agreement that involves all countries in real climate action” and begin implementing last December's Copenhagen Accord by providing financial assistance to developing countries. However, it said that the world might not be able to reach a global deal until 2011.

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China to stick to climate change stand, expects India to follow suit

BEIJING: China said it will not deviate from its stand on climate change even after it gave qualified approval to the Copenhagen climate accord on Tuesday. It expects India to stick to its stand as well, a senior Chinese official said on Wednesday.

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India, China to formally back Copenhagen Accord

INDIA and China have decided to formally back the Copenhagen Accord worked out at the climate summit in December. While neither India nor China have said that they would ‘associate’ with the accord, both countries have agreed to have their names listed in the preamble. The move would come as boost to the accord.

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Jairam suggests new climate team, drops critics from list

New Delhi: Union environment and forest minister Jairam Ramesh has dropped Prodipto Ghosh and Chandrashekhar Dasgupta — his most vocal critics — from the suggestive list forwarded to the PM for reconstitution of the core negotiating group on climate change.

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BASIC difference in increasing members to keep G-77 strong

NEW DELHI: With BASIC countries — Brazil, South Africa, India and China — emerging as an influential grouping in climate change
negotiations, Mexico, Argentina and Indonesia have expressed interest in associating themselves with the group. But the April meeting of BASIC, which to be held in Cape Town is unlikely to broaden the alliance.

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Post-Saran, new climate team will reveal PM’s tilt

New Delhi: With Shyam Saran’s exit, the government could now be looking at a change in the core climate negotiating team, which guides India’s stance in international talks.

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Jairam bid to rework stand on climate?

Orders Study By Known Critic Of ‘Per Capita’ Argument
Nitin Sethi | TNN

New Delhi: Within a couple of days of the Prime Minister’s Office announcing that Shyam Saran, the PM’s special envoy on climate change, is quitting, there’s turmoil in the Indian climate team.

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‘Biased’ UN climate panel chief resigns

India Wants Environment Secretary To Succeed Him

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India weighs costs before embracing

WITH Brazil and South Africa informing the UNFCCC of their decision to associate with the Copenhagen Accord, India is now revisiting the issue. Sources said that the “highest levels” of government were considering the whether or not India should associate with the Accord, and the “political costs” of not doing so.

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Copenhagen Accord NAMA submissions: implications for the transport sector

This paper provides a brief overview of the Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) submissions made by developing countries as of February 4 , 2010. Since February 1st submissions are added to the UNFCCC website every day and a number of Parties have

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