Here is a story from The Hindu News giving a developing nation's perspective on what happened at the Poznan climate change conference. It seems (from this story) that India and China (and a few other developing nations such as Colombia and the Maldives) were not happy that the Industrialised nations wouldn't 'do more' to help developing nations to mitigate and adapt to climate change.
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They argue that they didn't create the problem (developed countries mainly did and therefore are mainly responsible for the mess). They suggest they need more help (in the form of finance, technology and green infrastructure) if they are going to be able to reduce their growing greenhouse emissions. Anyway, here it is below.
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India, China showed rare unity at climate change summit
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Wednesday, December 17, 2008
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Poznan (Poland), (IANS): The climate change summit may have ended in failure, but it showed rare unity of purpose between India and China which took on the industrialised world together at the closing moments of the climate summit here. The Indian position also received support from Pakistan.
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Knowing that developing countries had failed to get the industrialised world to part with even one extra percent of their profits from carbon trade, India started the note of dissent at the final session of the Dec 1-12 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
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Industrialised countries led by the European Union, Japan, Canada, Australia and Russia had refused to part with the money sought by developing countries to help them cope with climate change effects. That had happened behind closed doors. Then the Indian delegation chose to make the matter public in a dramatic finale.
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"In the 12 CoPs I have been privileged to attend so far, this is one of the saddest moments I have witnessed" said Prodipto Ghosh from the Indian delegation.
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"Even now, millions of poor people in developing countries are losing their homes, their livelihoods, and their lives from impacts of climate change. Most live in extreme privation at the best of times; climate change takes away their pitiable homes, hearths and bread." he said.
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more here
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India, China showed rare unity at climate change summit
.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
.
Poznan (Poland), (IANS): The climate change summit may have ended in failure, but it showed rare unity of purpose between India and China which took on the industrialised world together at the closing moments of the climate summit here. The Indian position also received support from Pakistan.
.
Knowing that developing countries had failed to get the industrialised world to part with even one extra percent of their profits from carbon trade, India started the note of dissent at the final session of the Dec 1-12 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
.
Industrialised countries led by the European Union, Japan, Canada, Australia and Russia had refused to part with the money sought by developing countries to help them cope with climate change effects. That had happened behind closed doors. Then the Indian delegation chose to make the matter public in a dramatic finale.
.
"In the 12 CoPs I have been privileged to attend so far, this is one of the saddest moments I have witnessed" said Prodipto Ghosh from the Indian delegation.
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"Even now, millions of poor people in developing countries are losing their homes, their livelihoods, and their lives from impacts of climate change. Most live in extreme privation at the best of times; climate change takes away their pitiable homes, hearths and bread." he said.
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more here
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