Climate deal in Copenhagen ‘must benefit all’ – 18 Dec 2009 video report
The clock is ticking and just hours remain for nations and negotiators to hammer out an accord at the Copenhagen Conference. Will there be an agreement that all nations can live with? The so-called G77 group of developing nations has presented a united front at the Copenhagen climate change conference. The Copenhagen talks have highlighted the rift between developing and richer countries and about who should pay to combat climate change.
Reporter Alan Fisher of Al Jazeera English News speaks to Lumumba Di-Aping, the group’s main negotiator, about his expectations from the negotiations. Lumumba Di-Aping is a Sudanese diplomat, who is the chief negotiator for the G77 group of developing nations at the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009 Copenhagen. The Republic of Sudan currently chairs the Group of 77.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Copenhagen and announced on Thursday (17 Dec 2009) a major funding initiative with a promise to contribute to a global fund of $100 billion annually by 2020 to help poor nations deal with climate change. Clinton said however that the money would only be offered on the condition that all major economies agree on emissions cuts and on proper monitoring of implementation. China and the U.S. have been sparring over the issue of proper monitoring of emissions cuts.
“In the context of a strong accord in which all major economies stand behind meaningful mitigation actions and provide full transparency as to their implementation, the U.S. is prepared to work with other countries towards a goal of jointly mobilizing $100 billion a year by 2020 to address the climate change needs of developing countries,” said U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
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