Paris Talks - No Emissions Verification, No Financial Aid Structure, No Way To Hit 2C W. Pledges
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Among the key issues left unsettled is whether the goal of the agreement should be to keep the average global temperature rise this century to less than 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, or less than 1.5 degrees Celsius, as advocated by some of the countries most vulnerable to climate change.
The draft also does not resolve the question of compensation by nations that got rich using fossil fuels to poor countries now suffering the effects of global warming, including rising sea levels, prolonged drought and extreme storms. Nor does it settle on a mechanism to review the pledges made by countries and verify that they are living up to their commitments.
A total of 186 countries, accounting for more than 95% of global emissions, have submitted plans outlining how they intend to reduce their output. But their proposals are not projected to achieve the target of 2 degrees Celsius, the threshold at which scientists believe most of the worst effects of climate change could be avoided. That is one of the main reasons that environmental groups are pressing negotiators to agree to review their targets before a previous agreement expires in 2020.
Many would also like to see a firm commitment in the agreement to phase out the use of coal, oil and other fossil fuels by 2050. “Right now this draft deal contains wishy-washy language instead of setting a tight deadline of 2050,” said Kaisa Kosonen, a climate policy advisor at Greenpeace. “Without a date, it won’t have weight.”
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http://www.latimes.com/world/europe/la-fg-climate-talks-new-draft-plan-20151209-story.html
