Without it there is no agreement she added

This morning began in Paris, the major economies (MEF) Forum bringing together the countries of the G8, the great emerging China, India, Brazil, South Africa (Mexico) and the South Korea, the Indonesia and the Australia. Either countries that emit 80 of global greenhouse gas emissions. This process of informal discussions taking place in parallel with the negotiations of the Convention of the United Nations on climate change (UNFCC) returning for two weeks in Bonn on June 1. There is urgency: the first commitment period ends in 2012. To be validated, a new agreement orchestrating the suite should normally be held in December next in Copenhagen. "A failure in Copenhagen could lead countries to review their objectives, could attend the return of trade barriers," has notified the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, yesterday, at a Summit of Heads of business in the Danish capital.

The positions of each closer

An international treaty must be signed by unanimity according to the rules of the United Nations. Each must be on the table its commitments, which must be considered sufficient, credible and accepted by all. Europe has decided unilaterally to reduce its emissions by 20 by 2020 compared to 1990 and promised to move to 30 if an agreement "satisfactory" is found. These days, the Danish Minister of climate and energy, Connie Hedegaard, whose country will host the Conference of the parties to the Kyoto Protocol, said that three conditions must be met: the text should contain emissions reductions, including a substantial slowdown in the growth of the emerging major emissions as the India and China, the development of clean technologies in carbon and contain a financial mechanism to help the poorest. "Without it there is no agreement", she added. Problem, China refuses any stress and requires the West a 40 decrease in his worst nightmares, a negotiator imagine a simple alliance of countries whose quotas markets communicate together without global recognition without consensus.

What are the proposals of the Americans

After eight years of inaction, a Bill to reduce the emissions of 17 over 2005 (between 5 and 7 from 1990) is presented to the House of representatives. The project has been approved by 33 votes for and 25 against by the Committee on energy and Commerce. Democratic officials want to adopt the text in the plenary before the parliamentary recess in early August. But observers are still wondering in what state it will cross the barrier of the Senate. Based on the first vote, the Special Envoy of President Obama on climate, Todd Stern, said weekend last Reuter he wishes to take substantial medium-term objectives of developing countries. For him, the discussions in Paris must focus more on principles than on the objectives and deadlines.

The commission vote change something

The figures provided by the American Energy Act are largely lower as a percentage of European commitments, which could weaken the position of the West to the Chinese and Indians. But the British newspaper "the guardian" revealed last week that direct talks were held between Americans and Chinese. Officially, the Bill does not represent the commitment of the US Government, it was not voted by the House and the Senate.

What is the next appointment of negotiation

On 1 June, Bonn, resumed for two weeks the discussions under the auspices of the United Nations. The two working groups have made public their proposals, but the options remain very open. The idea of creating a register of plans of action in developing countries is on the table. Their action implementation would allow developing countries to benefit from assistance from the West as a new funding mechanism. The question of taking account of emissions from deforestation and land degradation is also in discussion.