Posted on 01/24/2010 4:33:37 PM PST by nwrep
The Indian and Chinese governments have had a rethink on signing the Copenhagen Accord, officials said on Saturday, and the UN has also indefinitely postponed its Jan 31 deadline for countries to accede to the document.
An Indian official said that though the government had been thinking of signing the accord because it did not have any legal teeth and would be good diplomatically; it felt irked because of repeated messages from both UN officials and developed countries to accede to it.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has written to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon seeking a number of clarifications on the implications of the accord that India -- with five other countries -- had negotiated in the last moments of the Copenhagen climate summit in December, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
That letter, and the defeat of the Democrats in the Massachusetts bypoll, has forced the UN to postpone the deadline indefinitely, an official said. With the Democrats losing in one of their strongholds, the chances of the climate bill going through the US senate have receded dramatically.
So if the US is not going to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 17 percent, which was a very weak target anyway, why should we make any commitment even if it does not have any legal teeth? the official said.
China also appears in no mood to sign the accord.
With the deadline postponed, we are not going to sign now, said a Chinese official now here to take part in the BASIC (Brazil, South Africa, India, China) meeting to chalk out a climate strategy.
The meeting of the four environment ministers Sunday is likely to end with the announcement of a fund they will set up to help other developing countries cope with the effects of climate change, said an official of the environment ministry.
Only four countries -- Australia, Canada, Papua New Guinea and the Maldives -- have signed the Copenhagen Accord so far, though Brazil, South Africa and South Korea have also indicated their willingness to do so.
Though Australia and Canada have signed, they have not indicated the greenhouse gas emission reductions they are committing under the accord -- something developed countries are supposed to do.
Absolutely accurate on every single point and pretty much nails all the aspects together. Your suspicion about China is correct, but they weren't that polite; India MAY have signed it, because they emphasize it has no legal 'teeth' so it wouldn't be a hardship
One thing you missed: India and China are enjoying an open sneer at the eunich president. They're rubbing his usually upraised nose in Massachussetts and enjoying every minute of it. Other leaders are probably envious they didn't think of it first.
Every leader Obie Won has met (except Brown, who has a crush him) has been shocked by his inability to behave in a manner befitting the dignity of his station. The traditional tough, decisive, arrogant leader of the Free World might be irritating, but he was the assurance that the world was still turning as it should. Obie's bootlicking shocked all, frightened many and disgusted most. It's telling that half this b*tch slap came from CHINA. They do not break the tradition of rigid politeness lightly. They must be mightly worried Obie's policies will leave them wallowing in toxic assets for eternity.
Hey - the gift that keeps on giving - Scott Brown...
Oh - but you know as Obumble said (paraphrasing) ‘I’m not concerned about the election of Scott Brown’ YEAH RIGHT !!!!
This is just great - couldn’t make this stuff up.
Without India and China, there is no new market for Al Gore's junk investments in carbon credits and he remains stuck with them.
There, fixed it.
Did I Do That?
Change you can believe in!
I’m not in charge of pictures.....Who has the one in uniform?
LIZ has the one in uniform!
Ditto for STARWISE, and maybe maggief.
All I can say is. Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. The emperor has no clothes and even the world thinks this guy is a fraud.
“correction: insist that the UN be re-located to the most obscure island we can fine and quarantine the diplomats there.....”
Haiti?
THANK YOU !!!!!
And the GOPers this weekend on the talk shows seem to want to compromise......NO WAY! NO COMPROMISE...only CONSERVATISM RULES THE DAY. I will not support anything less.
Hail to the Chief!
First Creigh Deeds, then John Corzine, then, what's her name in Massachusettes, oh, that woman who was entitled to "Kennedy's Seat", Chokely, ...
Pretty soon he won't have a leg to stand on.
Cheers!
ah, Scott Brown photos...... I suppose this is a bit of FR justice for all the zillions of photos of Catherine Zeta Jones etc.
I can applaud Scott Brown even if I don’t want to “look” at him, thank you.....
now who has the best FR photo of CZJ? ha haaaa
“it’s just a flesh wound”
“alright, let’s call it a draw, then”
“The most influential man of 2010”
The nude-poser and baby killer just happened to be in the right spot at the right time.
The most influential ‘man’ of 2010 is the average, freedom-loving, and highly PISSED-OFF American.
Bless you, Liz !!!!!
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