G77 blocking target talks at Copenhagen

• 14 years ago (2009-12-10)
• David Flin

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A series of small but potentially significant disputes is highlighting the lack of progress being made during the first week of the COP-15 negotiations in . While none appear to represent major stumbling blocks to longer-term progress, they illustrate growing tension in .

Some analysts suggest that this disagreement and others reflect the degree to which trust in the process has broken down. The widespread publication of the so-called “Danish text” has incensed small developing countries, even though some of them were reportedly consulted in the preparation of the document.

Elsewhere, the current lead negotiator for the G77, Sudan’s Lumumba Di-Aping, said that a limit on global warming of 2°C was “condemning Africa to death”, while Middle Eastern nations have been leading calls for a decision on carbon capture and storage to be included as a project type under the CDM.