“Want benefits? Sign Kyoto” - The Poor Tell The Rich | October 08, 2009, Bangkok   In the AWGLCA, there was again an attempt today by the developed countries to move certain texts from the KP into the LCA for discussion. Venezuela led the developing countries’ protests against doing so. Venezuela said that these texts are directly from the KP and therefore should only be discussed in the AWGKP. Some of the text pertains to flexible mechanisms like CDM, available to the developed countries to offset their emissions. Venezuela has been categorical - if the developed countries want to reap the benefits of flexible mechanisms like CDM to offset their emissions, they must sign the Kyoto Protocol or only discuss them within that working group. Text on REDD is much shorter now but real negotiations have not begun as yet. There has been some progress in the LULUCF from developing countries perspective. Developing countries have put in text saying that there has to be some level of cap on the amount of credits that can be generated from LULUCF to offset emissions. It cannot be a free ride. LCA text is much shorter and structured. But all this is meaningless till the time there is a clear political message on reduction numbers of developed countries.     Post a comment     ON THE NEGOTIATING TABLE   • Shared vision • Mitigation • REDD • Sectoral approach • Adaptation • Technology transfer • Finance   OUR POSITIONS   • Agenda for Poznan pdf • Pressure point pdf • What's on the table pdf • C is for unclean pdf • Just framework pdf Climate inaction January 1, 2009 The climate talks in Poznan failed on all counts. The US was found missing in post-election inaction; climate-champion EU was squabbling over the economic pain of taking action; developing countries found themselves talking amongst themselves about what needs to be done to cut emissions. More Interview: It makes perfect sense to integrate the green dimension January 1, 2009 Guy Ryder, general secretary of the International Trade Union Confedaration, went to Poznan to attend his first UN climate meet. He sees green opportunity in the financial crisis. Pradip Saha caught up with him More Press Release December 04, 2008 CSE charts an agenda for action in Poznan, calls for tough action to reduce emissions and an agreement based on equity More         • Loaded communication • Hot Air • C for Change • WWW • Abbreviated Future (AF)     Visit our sites   Centre for Science and Environment http://www.cseindia.org   Down To Earth http://downtoearth.org.in/   Write to:   Pradip Saha psaha@cseindia.org   Poznan contact number 00447924001611   Contact info   Centre for Science and Environment 41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi. India - 110062 Tel: +91-11 29955124, 6394, 6399 Fax: +91-11 29955870; 29955879 E-mail: cse@cseindia.org