I was already wondering where was this hanging around, but got it today through UN news wire service. I have for long time heard from Indian politicians that the per capita carbon reductions are impossible to sell to electrorate as long as there remains huge gap to West.
This is not much of news but puts the onus for the geoengineering to solve the emissions issues as the South Asian politicians look for the votes that count in the elections. South East Asia's per capita carbon use is to rise to American or European standard, so geoengineering solves the gap between falling Western emissions to rising Eastern ones. Level playing field for per capita carbon consumption is said to be essential target to reach the American and European living standards and there will be no agereement without this. http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/712862--south-asian-nations-resist-binding-emissions-cuts South Asian nations resist binding emissions cuts Published On Tue Oct 20 2009 NEW DELHI – Eight South Asian countries have agreed they can't be part of any climate change deal that sets legally binding limits on their emissions, an Indian official said Tuesday. India, Pakistan and six other nations will present a co-ordinated stance at a key global meeting in Copenhagen in December to stick with the Kyoto Protocol, agreed in 1997, Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said after a two-day meeting of regional environment ministers. The Kyoto Protocol was the first global agreement requiring modest reductions in emissions by industrialized countries. The United States rejected it because it exempted such countries as India and China, both major polluters, from obligations. The Copenhagen meeting aims at approving a new climate treaty. Developed countries, including the United States, want newly emerging economies to do their part in cutting emissions of such heat-trapping gases as carbon dioxide. India, however, has previously said in blunt terms it won't accept legally binding limits on its emissions – a stance that could jeopardize efforts to reach a meaningful climate change accord. "There is a consensus among South Asian nations that we should not budge from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Kyoto Protocol and the Bali declaration," Ramesh said. Countries such as India, China, Brazil and Mexico have agreed to draw up programs to slow the growth of their greenhouse gas emissions, but they have resisted making those limits binding and subject to international monitoring. _________________________________________________________________ New Windows 7: Simplify what you do everyday. Find the right PC for you. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/buy/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To post to this group, send email to geoengineering@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to geoengineering+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
