Li Hujun
unusual move represented the United States
U.S. chief negotiator Jonathan Pershing (Jonathan Pershing) walked to the podium, will knock the table banging.
audience Pershing's move shocked the Chinese negotiators.
at this time is local time in Copenhagen on December 16 morning, everyone is waiting for a crucial meeting - group meetings.
This is the last meeting of the Working Group, the text adopted and the meeting will be the most important basis for the Copenhagen agreement - if to finally can reach an agreement to say.
great progress in the negotiations did not go well. Dispute, delay, and then a dispute, further delay. 0:00 a few minutes, the President presented the latest text distributed to the hands of negotiators. Including the Su Wei of the Chinese delegation, including chief negotiator, most negotiators have been seated. This means that the meeting finally began.
but the U.S. delegation complications. Pershing bearded, pull
Then, the EU also went to the podium to stay for a few minutes, the situation seems to be asking. Then, walk up and rolling again Pershing Schmitt representations.
the text of the U.S. delegation said the objections, the meeting was again delayed.
look dignified atmosphere of the venue. Su Wei also come about four meters away from the podium places, and several representatives of developing countries in negotiations with whispered exchanges.
behavior of the U.S. delegation, caused by the presence of many people's dissatisfaction.
Maldives negotiator Mohamed Shareef raised his watch:
rising sea levels caused by global warming, is threatening that beautiful country. When asked to go after the land was flooded when, Shareef joked,
but his smile was gone:
named Elin Carlsson of Sweden, a young girl, holding that read In her view, the agreement is critical, no matter which country representatives, had to pull ourselves together to continue negotiations.
Carlsson on various countries, especially the performance of the developed countries in the negotiations, and not satisfied. She wants her T-shirt on the passage to the policy makers to warn:
This will be the scene of her talks in Copenhagen last night. Conference Centre can accommodate 15,000 people, there are tens of thousands of people applied. As world leaders and its large team accompanying the arrival of the last three days, the venue will undergo a greater capacity test. Thus, the conference organizers decided to limit environmental groups last three or four people admission. Last week, Carlsson, 80 environmental organizations in which individuals enter the venue, but now only seven, the last day not even one.
the venue is off their feet. Negotiating on behalf of a number of countries in their seats to sleep. Other countries, perhaps not spare Zugou manpower, but also perhaps Renwei their role in this venue is not important, Gancui absent.
Guoqiang, the Chinese delegation to the chest of money to wear the These two days, was circulated to the negotiators of this badge, very popular with delegates from developing countries welcome.
on the Prior to the
money Guoqiang eyes were red. And many colleagues, his two in the morning every day in Copenhagen, before they can return to the hotel from the venue, and have to start working early in the morning.
a woman got up from the seat of Sudanese delegation, the delegation came to China on the seats near the aisle. The text of her hand, representatives of several developing countries in the negotiations of something - including members of the delegation from China, Zhu left fortune.
lady named Bernaditas Muller, is the year of Filipinos living in Switzerland. 20 years ago, Muller has been involved in climate change negotiations in order to approach a tough fight for the interests of developing countries as one known, is one of the representatives of developing countries camp.
Muller has served as chief negotiator in the Philippines, but was dismissed before the Copenhagen talks. There are rumors that the Philippines may be subject to pressure from the United States. Reporters have asked this, but she has not been answered.
dismissal, she will soon be The Group of 77 members of more than 130 developing countries, because the initial members of the 77 countries named. China's non-aligned, but in the climate change negotiations are often closely aligned with the Group of 77.
consultations inside and outside walkways
about 2:00 am, the meeting chairman big sound bar close call,
crowd quickly surrounded by rolling Schmitt came to the podium side of the aisle. Bar Schmitt said:
there was a female representative of the South American bar Schmitt handed to glass of water. 69 years old this year, he gulped.
keep two German women representatives in their seats, eating nuts. They told reporters that the negotiations on the corridor are common, as is to save time.
but negotiations on the aisle and sometimes is not enough. More than 20 minutes later, dozens of representatives of developing countries and decided to go to the main bar will Schmitt, a small conference room off to continue consultations. Within minutes, Muller also hurried over.
a negotiator, told reporters:
this consultation closed to the media, nor open to representatives of other groups of countries. Mixed into the two Chinese journalists, but was quickly persuaded away.
the basis of the four countries, namely China, India, South Africa and Brazil (the English acronym BASIC) also sent representatives to participate in the temporary consultations. During the negotiations in Copenhagen, these four countries are each other's needs every day, climate change has become an important force in the negotiations.
Pershing chief U.S. negotiator and a few other developed countries, including Japan, Canada, Australia, on behalf of, was sitting about ten meters from the location at the consultation in developing countries. In the climate change negotiations, Japan, Canada and other countries are classified as
Several representatives of the European Union, but also side to discuss something.
tie Schmitt and his two
satisfied that the text of the U.S. delegation,UGG boots cheap, mainly from the marathon the past two years of negotiations, President of the Conference by finishing tied the lead from Schmitt.
bar Hammett Maltese in 1991-2002 as the
It is said that tie the two children Schmitt have deep feelings, probably do not want someone to hurt them.
Developed countries since the Industrial Revolution of greenhouse gas emissions, the chief culprit of global warming, they should bear the primary responsibility.
On this basis, countries in 1997 out of the Which clearly stipulates that developed countries from 2008 to 2012 to carry out quantified emission reduction, its greenhouse gas emissions in 1990 based on the reduction of 5% or more.
United States did not join the If the
this reason, countries with the December 2007 through the Bali roadmap, agreed in accordance with the
the Bali Action Plan, tailored for the United States a content: it is in the sex.
while developing countries have made major concessions, China agreed to take appropriate action to mitigate emissions. Talking about here is slow, the main means of reducing emissions growth, but does not mean absolute reduction in emissions.
in Copenhagen at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, each country the dispute is tied closely around the special two
around 3:30, bar Schmitt Chair in consultation from developing countries out of the small meeting room, Pershing met with representatives of the United States and the EU on behalf of conversation.
nearly 4:00, the conclusion of consultations in developing countries.
Carlsson and her companions took out to write a
4:50, the meeting was finally restored.
Zammit finished his opening remarks, the United States on behalf of Pershing spoke first, demanding a lot of text with parentheses. To the bracketed text, which means there are different views, needs to be discussed.
bar Mitter in the text submitted by the United States of greenhouse gas emission reduction obligations are clearly described,UGG boots clearance, and the emission reduction requirements and other obligations of the developed countries are comparable, and legally binding.
this description to a large extent reflects the progress of countries in the past two years of negotiations, but also reflects the Although the United States in the Bali roadmap has been committed to this fact, it still wants to subvert the text.
general, the climate change conference on the speaking time of each short side, but Pershing breath spoke for several minutes.
2020 emission reduction targets from developed countries to specific figures, the developed countries emission reduction obligations comparable legal form should be determined with reference to developed countries, mitigation actions should be required parentheses.
In other words, the United States hope that the contents are removed from the text, to minimize the responsibility of their greenhouse gas emissions.
for the text content on the mitigation actions of developing countries, Pershing is also useful view, and provides two options: One is all of this part of the parentheses; the other is the party put forward proposals.
Earlier,cheap UGG boots, the U.S. special envoy on Climate Change Todd Stern (Todd Stern) had complained at a press conference: However, only major developing countries 'can' share the emission reduction activities.
Anyone who can see or know, the U.S. is mainly aimed at China. The Chinese delegation, the National Development and Reform Commission, said Xie Zhenhua, public response has been that China does not accept international independent verification of mitigation actions, only verifiable financial and technical support to take mitigation actions, only to accept international inspections.
almost impossible task
Pershing's speech of the venue into a brief silence. The requirements of the United States, we are not surprised, but no doubt the Copenhagen cast a heavy shadow of the negotiations.
Subsequently, delegates took the floor to speak against the United States to respond.
intergovernmental organization of developing countries of the South Centre (South Center) Executive Director, Martin Khor, told reporters:
text of
which the text requires States to endorse the global temperature by 2050 than before the Industrial Revolution, should not exceed twice; to be by 2050 global greenhouse gas emissions in 1990, on the basis of 50% or more high goal, which developed 75-85% reduction or more goals.
this part, if approved, means that 2050 should be quite a range of developing countries to reduce emissions, development of space will be greatly limited.
a Chinese negotiator said, Americans concerned about the long-term objectives in 2050, China is concerned about medium-term target in 2020. After all, the medium-term goal is the soft underbelly of the Americans because the United States and so from a technical and lifestyle do not fully significant reduction in the preparation of 2020; while China and other developing countries concerned about the long-term development. Ms.
Muller representative
Su Wei, China's chief negotiator, also made a number of requirements statement, such as the re-discussion of the provisions on national performance review will take appropriate domestic mitigation actions of developing countries in the
nearly 7 am,UGG boots, meeting the main Xizhamite had closed the meeting. Time has almost been exhausted. Accordance with the agenda, in another three hours, the meeting text of the resulting climate change will be submitted to the General Assembly plenary.
suddenly launched an attack the U.S. delegation, adding twists and turns make this meeting, the final text produced has also increased a lot of brackets. This means that there are a lot of controversy to be plenary sessions, to be ministers to resolve.
but this is almost impossible task. Members of an environmental organization was disappointed:
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