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The new Chairman of the Climate Summit to push the new draft has been strong protests from developing countries

17 December, 12:09, by admin Tags: , , ,
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The new Chairman of the Climate Summit to push the new draft has been strong protests from developing countriesDecember 16 Copenhagen Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen on the 16th a violent confrontation. The Danish presidency of the General Assembly violated procedure in a private attempt to self-assertion would be to impose a draft agreement prepared by the General Assembly debate, raise strong opposition from developing countries.

At noon the same day, the new President of the Assembly, Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen trying to start high-level meetings, inviting the leaders of some countries and international organizations to the meeting made a speech. But according to the General Assembly procedures, Prior to this, “United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change,” long-term cooperation in ad hoc working group and the “Kyoto Protocol” ad hoc working group should submit a separate report as a basis for discussion phase of high-level meetings.

However, Rasmussen in the two working groups have yet to report cases, in order to move the negotiations forward as an excuse in an attempt to prepare a draft of the presidency, submitted to the high-level meetings. At the meeting, the representative of Brazil took the lead in breach of procedure is the President of the General Assembly expressed their opposition and supported by China, India, South Africa and other developing countries is widely supported.

The Chinese delegation, deputy head of climate talks chief negotiator of China’s Su Wei sternly pointed out that it is definitely not a procedural issue, but a substantive issue, the Assembly President is unable to delegates without discussion, out of thin air come up with a draft, this is not consistent with the principle of transparency is a lack of respect for the participating countries.

The controversy appears to procedural, but behind it all was developed and developing countries in the negotiations insisted on a two-tier or single-track system for the contest.

According to the 2007 consensus on “the Bali road map”, the current climate change negotiations should adhere to the dual-track system, namely, “Kyoto Protocol” under the negotiations, as well as developing countries and did not sign the “Kyoto Protocol” developed countries (mainly refers to the United States) “United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change”, under long-term, a wider range of mitigation actions to negotiate.

“Kyoto Protocol” provides for mandatory reductions in developed countries should accept the obligation to voluntarily reduce emissions in developing countries, but developed countries tried to cast aside the “Kyoto Protocol” reinvent the wheel, the conclusion of a and all other countries including the United States, including a single legal document, to avoid their own responsibilities and allow developing countries to undertake more emission reduction obligations, the implementation of the so-called single-track system.

At the meeting, the general idea of developing countries can not kill the “Kyoto Protocol.” Although the process of negotiations, developed countries pledged to adhere to verbal dual-track system, the actual has been delaying the “Kyoto Protocol” under the Ad Hoc Working Group on the negotiations to try to achieve in order to replace the two-track single-track system for the purpose.

Forced by pressure from developing countries, as President of the Assembly later in the day Rasmussen agreed to continue the “Kyoto Protocol” ad hoc working group negotiations.

16 Earlier, Rasmussen succeeded former Danish Minister of Climate and Energy Kangniheze so high that the new President of the General Assembly in this climate, Hedegaard capacity as Special Representative will continue to participate in the General Assembly. Hedegaard explained that by saying: “This is a procedural change, since the current leaders of many countries to attend the meeting of the cases, as President of the Assembly by the Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen is more appropriate.” But after a number of representatives of developing countries Hedegaard in the negotiations that favor the developed countries.

The second phase of climate summit, The parties to look forward to substantive results

16 December, 13:42, by admin Tags:
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International Online December 16 reported that a short recess after a day of adjustment, the United Nations Climate Change Conference on the 14th to enter a new stage of negotiations, the participants will be involved in the talks for more substance. At the meeting, the delegations once again engaged in a fierce confrontation and bargaining. In addition to the venue, people are eagerly looking forward, hoping to reach a tangible outcome of the meeting.

Copenhagen on the 14th General Assembly began a second phase, that is the agenda of the ministerial consultations. During the meeting the first phase, “United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change,” long-term cooperation in ad hoc working group and the “Kyoto Protocol” ad hoc working groups were presented two texts, and presented to the ministerial-level consultations to discuss the amendment, seek to end of the meeting can be achieve positive results.

14 meeting on the morning of the Group of 77, including representatives of the African Group, announced at the meeting, the “Kyoto Protocol” of the negotiating process is too slow, and the lack of widespread, they withdrew from the morning’s consultations. In this case, China, India, South Africa and Brazil, for emergency consultations of the delegation expressed their support and go with the office of President of the Assembly, wanted to respect the views of the Group of 77, all will be open as soon as possible to discuss the “Kyoto Protocol”-related issues, Hedegaard President of the Assembly also agreed to convene a plenary session, turn on the “Kyoto Protocol” discussion.

Chinese delegation head Xie Zhenhua, deputy director of China’s State Development and Reform Commission conference held in the afternoon to introduce the first phase of the situation and focus on the next stage of negotiations, in which the question of funding which we are concerned, that is funds operating under the Convention or by the operation of the existing international financial institutions. China believes that the hope of the world to establish a financial mechanism to address climate change, in the framework of the Convention, accepting the guidance of the Convention. Out of funds in developed countries should give developing countries, in particular, to give priority to African countries, small island States and least developed countries, as well as the most affected by climate change countries. China is now the future is willing to continue through South-South cooperation, bilateral cooperation in the form, give them the least developed countries, African countries, small island state funds support.

For the final meeting is to reach any result, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Executive Secretary, Secretariat Deboaier described the current stage of the journey went on the equivalent of half of the mountain, and now waiting in line to ride, and the remaining the journey will be faster, stable and very relaxed. Including the Chinese delegation, Xie Zhenhua, a number of representatives, including results of the meeting also expressed cautious optimism.

14, the same day, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Disaster Reduction Margherita Tawaersi Trent in Copenhagen, said the first 11 months of this year, a total of 245 from a certain scale of natural disasters, of which over 90% of climate-related, but Africa has become the most seriously affected by climate disasters, one of the regions. Then the African countries and people is how to look at Copenhagen, the General Assembly do?

Is being held in Copenhagen, Denmark, the United Nations Climate Change Conference in African countries has aroused public attention. Take the example of Kenya where I live it, the local people believe that climate change has on various aspects of socio-economic development in Kenya had a serious impact, the international community is to raise the sense of urgency to address climate change issues and responsibility for the time.

Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has said greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate warming, massive deforestation caused acid rain. Due to the serious impact of climate change, Kenya has been the outbreak of a large area for four consecutive years of drought, flowers, tea, coffee and other major export crop yields plummeted, Kenya protected areas of various animals, a large number of wild animals killed, the national economy hard hit.

Kenya’s climate expert Richard Odin Gao said of climate change on Kenya’s agriculture, energy, tourism, almost all economic sectors has produced an inestimable impact, making Kenya Vision 2030 projections mentioned in a continuous 25 years to maintain a 10% annual rate of economic growth difficult to achieve.

The Kenyan people of insight are that, in response to climate change, Omo, by their nationals need to raise awareness of climate change, developed countries should assume obligations, and truly strengthen cooperation with developing countries in the fields, so that Africa will be more clean, the Earth was in better shape.

South American region in recent years, the impact of climate change more and more serious, where the Amazon forest is the world’s largest area of tropical rainforest, but due to increasingly frequent attacks in recent years, acid rain, where the Amazon rainforest is rapidly disappearing.

The Amazon rain forest because of climate change to reduce the example is only in South America in recent years one of the problems faced by climate change. South American country’s main source of water from the glaciers in the Andes, the impact of climate warming, these glaciers are disappearing at an alarming rate. According to Peru’s official statistics, since 1970, glaciers in the Andes has 20% of the ablation area, which would threaten the water supply 3 million inhabitants. Scientists also said that in the low-altitude glaciers could disappear in 10 years.

In this case, is being held in Copenhagen, Denmark, the United Nations Climate Change Conference aroused great concern of the South American countries. Chile’s Minister for the Environment, Ms. Uriarte 14, told the media that although the land area of Chile’s small but vulnerable to climate change impacts, so Chile is willing to give up everything to join with other countries to address climate change issues, and she asked the developed countries to assume the responsibility to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, and support developing countries in order to reduce our gas emissions.

At this meeting, we ask developed countries to undertake emission reduction obligations due, and to help developing countries cope with climate change is a common voice of the developing countries. As the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, the U.S. emission reduction targets and climate change initiatives of the international community focus. However, in this Copenhagen Climate Change Conference, the American representative to shirk its attitude once again aroused widespread resentment. So this is how the United States think?

U.S. media has also Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen conducted a series of follow-up reports, but many reports are all on the U.S. position, in order to justify the United States. 14, the morning of the Group of 77 announced its withdrawal from negotiations, the majority of the American media will lay the blame on the heads of developing countries that request in developing countries threaten the Conference itself. “Wall Street Journal” said that the issue of the Kyoto Protocol, at present, “Who is responsible for emission reduction obligations” and “who pay” issue has entered a “showdown” period, while the developing countries upholds the principles set forth in the Protocol is because the Protocol does not provide for emission reduction obligations for developing countries. The United States “Christian Science Monitor” is quoted experts as saying that the meeting was forced to suspend the issue of climate change that developed and developing countries there are still many contradictions and differences, the current focus of the meeting is still controversial how the “Kyoto Protocol” the issue of alternatives to the agreement, while the keywords are “emission reduction targets” and “money.”

Climate Conference in Copenhagen talks made progress

13 December, 22:03, by admin Tags: ,
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“United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change,” de Boer, Executive Secretary believes that the current national negotiations are moving in the right direction, but he warned that the final outcome of the Copenhagen meeting, may not be legally binding. While the Chinese side of the negotiations made progress, welcome.

Climate Conference has reached a half, but countries in reducing emissions and assist developing countries cope with climate change issues, there are still differences. However, greater progress in some areas, such as how to provide developing countries with the definition of new environmental technologies and promote the use of forests to absorb greenhouse gases.

“United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change,” Executive Secretary of the [Boer] that the delegates have been active in promoting the work and the success of hundreds of pages of recommendations, condensed into only a few pages, and as a basis for negotiations.

However, de Boer warned that the final outcome of the Copenhagen meeting, may not be legally binding.

De Boer said: “Based on current progress and remaining time is running out, we can not be incorporated into all the issues in Copenhagen, legally binding agreement; but, as the ministers pointed out that we want in the next six to twelve months , that is, 2010 to complete the work. ”

Nevertheless, the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference President Hedegaard, to the General Assembly to reach an agreement remains relatively optimistic, because the world’s two biggest emitters of greenhouse gases in China and the U.S. position closer than in the past, this is a good sign.

Deputy head of the Chinese delegation, the National Development and Reform Commission Climate Change Secretary, Su Wei, says that the current conventions and protocols relating to the General Assembly of the two Working Group has proposed two texts, the negotiations made progress, the Chinese side expresses its welcome, Su Wei believes that the introduction of two texts, in order to pave the way higher-level negotiations were to lay a sound foundation.

Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the meeting did not want only the adoption of a non-binding political declaration, he warned that if the money does not solve the problem difficult for countries to reach a consensus.

British energy and climate change minister Ed – Miliband said, emissions, finance and transparency of the main problems in the future negotiations, but he said that to reach an agreement, there is still a long way to go.

“Danish text” is not surprising

12 December, 16:54, by admin Tags:
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Local time, December 8 by the British “Guardian” first disclosed the text of the Danish secret talks to try to weaken the United Nations role in future climate negotiations, obviously deviated from the “United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change,” (hereinafter “the Convention”) in the developed and developing countries of “common but differentiated responsibilities” of the basic principles of the UN climate talks as if the venue Bella Center detonated a bomb, led to the developing countries a voice of condemnation.

However, “the Danish text” appearance while making Burning with rage, they are not surprising. In fact, as early as this year (2009) the beginning, Canada, Japan, and other “umbrella countries” (in the U.S. camp, led by the developed countries) has proposed using a single legal document to replace the “Kyoto Protocol” proposal.

This proposal had been raised primarily based on two considerations, of which the most important reason for the hope that the United States incorporated. Withdraw from the United States since 2001, the “Kyoto Protocol” has been free in the international mandatory emission reduction constraint mechanism. In 2008, the White House changed hands, the new president, after Obama took office, former President George W. Bush has changed the style and image of passive resistance, but the U.S. Congress in the future through the “Kyoto Protocol” or and “Kyoto Protocol” of any similar international legally binding document, almost impossible.

In October of this year’s “Convention,” the Bangkok meeting, the Japanese delegation Kobayashi out of the negotiations told The author explained that although the “Kyoto Protocol” is a good carrier, but “for us, do not join the United States, it is very difficult thing. We can not include the United States. ”

Another consideration, it is hoped to include developing countries. The existing framework for negotiations for “Kyoto Protocol” and “Covenant” two-track negotiating mechanism, developed and developing countries in addressing climate change issues, the responsibility of “common but differentiated responsibility.” Developed countries (except the United States) in the “Kyoto Protocol” commitment to a specific legally binding emission reduction targets, developing countries and the United States in the “Convention” long-term cooperative action under the framework of the negotiations, including mitigation, adaptation, finance, technology transfer, capacity-building and so on.

“Umbrella state” proposal to attempt to China, India and other so-called “advanced developing country” together into a single legal framework for the implementation of international verification.

However, this proposal did not receive the EU support. In climate change negotiations has been playing a leadership role in the EU is the “Kyoto Protocol” advocates, but also an active promoter. The EU in the “Kyoto Protocol” have already spent a lot of political capital and economic capital, easily give up is not an easy task.

However, in August this year, the Bonn meeting, the EU’s attitude began to appear a delicate turning point. They also began talking about “two-track and a track”, although the attitude is still vague. Until October of the Bangkok meeting, the EU’s approach is already firm, full to “umbrella state” position.

Although the EU on several occasions argued that the EU does not want to “strangle” the “Kyoto Protocol”, but the “Kyoto Protocol” has been transferred to the negotiation of the contents of the new legal framework, and will adhere to the “common but differentiated responsibilities” this principle, the same time can be entered into the United States and developing countries to expand the scope of participation, but in view of developing countries led by China, the developed countries was intended to dilute or even negate the substance of “common but differentiated responsibilities “principle.

In Bangkok during the meeting, WWF Global Climate Intiative director Kim Carstensen – He is also a former member of the Danish government climate negotiating team had to communicate in, and some media pointed out that the breakthrough in the impasse should be still in the European Union. Bali conference, precisely because the EU at the last minute came up with their own emission reduction targets, so that deadlock turn for the better. He hoped that the European Union in the last two months, will “change its mind.”

However, this writer in Bangkok, has privately asked the Director-General of the European Union environment Artur Runge-Metzger, the European Union the possibility of U-turn turn back, he explicitly answered: “Impossible.”

Against this background, the Danish text-baked secret negotiations is not surprising.

China 10 economists throw the case of the new global emissions

12 December, 16:51, by admin Tags: ,
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Yesterday, the Chinese economy Forum of 50 members of the Academic Council, China Fan Gang, director of National Economic Research Institute said in Beijing, the U.S. Congress has basically given up on climate change programs to intensify the implementation of border adjustment tax, levying a “carbon tariff” attempts.

Fan Gang is “Towards low-carbon development: China and the world – China economist’s recommendations” conference on the study made the above remarks.

The report and recommendations of the first advocates ICP launched a new international plan of action that the “International Convention on emissions.”

This was the first economist to the world system, full expression of global warming and reducing carbon emissions point of view and suggestions.

The report by the Forum of China’s economy 50 the research team completed. Experts involved in the subject group were 50 Chinese Economic Forum of 10 economists, including the Central Financial and Economic Leading Group Office of the deputy director of the Liu He, deputy chairman of the NPC Financial and Economic Wu Xiaoling, general manager of Central Huijin Investment Co., Ltd. Xie ping, Lin Yifu, World Bank Vice President and others.

Economic Forum, China’s economy 50 were composed by well-known Chinese economist, there is China’s economic “think tank” called.

The “clean development mechanism” under

Fan Gang said that the current international emission reduction of only two channels of coordination mechanisms: CDM, which developed and developing countries for carbon market trading system as well as multi-country funds (MF) mechanism, the lack of international collaboration at the national level emissions system, there is no between a country’s system of financial support and technology transfer programs.

In addition, the developed countries to developing countries financial and technical support too little. CDM credits for each year of the transfer of funds of only 80 million U.S. dollars, while the multi-national Fund for the current total is also only 10 billion U.S. dollars. CDM in the carbon trading is a market mechanism, its funding and technology transfer occurred in the private sector, but the reduction is a global public goods requires a large number of public facilities as well as national-level investments in R & D and pilot project, and these are difficult to effectively implement the market mechanism.

Multi-country fund is to support R & D and pilot projects, while the CDM is mainly “to pay later” mechanism. But developing countries to successfully achieve large-scale emission reduction, requiring substantial early infrastructure and investment in technology and equipment updates. Can only be a “post pay” mechanism, so there is no mechanism to pay, and many mitigation actions in developing countries simply can not start.

In the current system, the developing countries as one of the major parties are excluded. Even the CDM in this narrow platform, but also by the interests of their clients are likely to be inconsistent with or in conflict with a “middleman” driven.

“Collaboration between countries reduce emissions,” the connotation of

He pointed out, the report recommends the ICP, with the CDM mechanism, as in both developed and developing countries, and to comply with “measurable”, “may be certified,” “may report” principle. But the ICP mechanism more emphasis on collaboration between countries, emphasizing the transfer of technology developed at the national level and funding allocation commitments, as well as the gradual reduction strategy for developing countries to implement the commitments, and there are essential differences between CDM.

Report stresses, ICP value of the mechanism lies in its proposed climate change mitigation program from host-country national sustainable development objectives, and thus the state-owned long-term positive impact in developing countries. This goal in China is to build a “resource-saving and environment-friendly society.”

First of all, it is not to participate in a limited reduction in developing countries, either continue to participate in international carbon trading based on the CDM can also develop their own national emissions reduction plan, to participate in ICP mechanism to receive the transfer of technology and capital allocation in developed countries, to complete the reduction. Calculating emission reductions in developed countries “external emission reduction” credits.

Second, the developed countries in the ICP mechanism, will be developing a “cooperative partner countries reduce emissions.” For some developing countries in emission reduction plan, several developed countries could form a “partner countries reduce emissions Mission” joint participation.

Third, with the CDM, like, ICP mechanism by developed countries through technology transfer and its own configuration to achieve emission reductions included in the developed countries “external abatement” of the credits. This will help developed countries to reduce emissions cost-effectively facilitate the transfer of technology from developed to developing countries and capital allocation.

Fourth, the mechanism of the developed countries need to participate in ICP commitment: the transfer of emission reduction technology needed to remove or block any technical limitations; according to their need for external reduction of international capital allocation. Committed funds can be used in two ways, in part for the establishment of an international emissions reduction fund international strategic, pilot projects, while the main part of the mechanism for the ICP.

Fifth, to participate in ICP mechanism for developing countries, may undertake to enter the “threshold channel”, once the national emissions to reach a predetermined “threshold” standard, that is, by adding a limited emission reduction agreements; if a country has attained a full international technical transfer and international capital allocation, then the country should be based on the relative reduction in the level of emissions will be the “threshold” be appropriately reduced.

The proposed sign “International Convention on emissions”

Report released yesterday that the lack of a fair and reasonable to all countries equally involved in emission reduction agreements, and effective international cooperation, in particular North-South co-operation between emission reduction mechanisms, developing countries can not be voluntary, and effective emissions control the global the total amount of emissions targets will ring hollow.

Therefore, the report recommends a new international plan of action – “International Convention on emissions.” The main points, including by “historical aggregate consumption, emissions” calculation of national “responsibility”; according to national per capita income and ability to pay determination of the countries the size of the crowd, “emission reduction capacity”; Based on the above two indicators measure the standard, well-known countries are should be the issue of emission reduction efforts, but this is not necessarily to identify each country should immediately join the ” ‘limited objectives’ emission reduction contribution” to target the agreement, backward countries can be “voluntary emission reduction”; to “the Kyoto Protocol, “under the” Annex I “countries from 1850 to 2005″ per capita aggregate consumption, emissions of the “minimum state value (ie Romania, 144 tons of carbon dioxide) as the” entry threshold “; in the” entry threshold “for the above should be made ” ‘limited objectives’ emission reduction contribution” of the country, have not yet reached the standard of the country, a voluntary emission reduction, voluntary emission reduction more, you can postpone its accession to the more “limited objectives” emissions reduction agreement time.

Prospects of China’s future emissions reductions, the report suggested that China should continue its “no regrets” emissions, including improving energy efficiency and reform of regulatory instruments; speed up the adjustment of energy structure and reduce the proportion of fossil energy; the implementation of the promotion of low-carbon economic development, systems and policies incentive measures, such as carbon trading, taxes on energy or carbon taxes and adopt a variety of fiscal policy; more new energy and energy-saving technologies for government support of research and development efforts; actively participate in international collaborative energy-saving emission reduction.

Energy Commission was established soon, will become China’s top-level Energy Agency

12 December, 16:45, by admin Tags: ,
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China National Energy Board now are being called “National Energy Commission” (hereinafter “the National Energy Commission”), the high-level body set up to make final preparations.

December 10, officials told this newspaper disclosed that the National Energy Commission is very likely to the National Energy Board’s “national energy work conference” prior to the convening to announce the establishment.

The establishment of the National Energy Commission will become the highest-level Chinese Energy Agency.

This newspaper has learned from the National Energy Commission, director of the State Council in charge of energy to work as a member of the Deputy Prime Minister or the State; National Development and Reform Commission, the National Energy Board, letter to the Department of Engineering, environmental protection department, safety supervision bureau and other relevant ministries and served as senior deputy; the comprises mainly by the State Council ministries and commissions related to the leadership of the composition.

The National Energy Commission Office will be located at the National Energy Board. Energy Secretary Zhang served as the National Energy Commission may be a post of Director of the Office, the Deputy Director of the Energy Bureau of the leadership as a by.

Relevant officials said that the National Energy Board’s main role is to study the formulation of national energy development strategy, to consider energy security and energy development in the major issues.

The official said: “The National Energy Leading Group and the original is different from not only the retreat of the National Energy Commission will play a more practical role.”

Associate Energy

It is learned that, as early as in early 2008, the State Council institutional reform, the relevant “Sanding program” had been clearly put forward to set up a high-level of energy co-ordination procedure, namely the “National Energy Commission.” However, until the National Energy Board established for nearly two years after the National Energy Commission Fangcai surfaced.

Informed sources said that, in fact, the establishment of the National Energy Commission is the institutional reform of the State Council in 2008 follow-up. At that time, it was suggested that a direct one-step set up a “State Department of Energy,” but in the end, due to issues such as ministries and impede the division of authority did not take place. Now will set up a national energy commission, the Department of Energy should actually or state transition model.

Since 1993, the Ministry of Industry after the revocation of the energy, China has 16 years without a unified energy management.

Energy Council would be established, no China’s energy management functions can be unified. At present, the energy management functions are still scattered in the State Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Commerce, Land Department, State Electricity Regulatory Commission, Safety Supervision Administration of China more than 10 departments.

Relevant ministries and officials said that China’s current energy management status quo, bull management, decentralized management, coordination poor. Although last year the program have been identified three designates the beginning of their own responsibility, but the relevant departments of the authority is not a smooth transition.

In May 2005, in order to study the major areas of China’s energy issues and policy, China established the National Energy Leading Group, comprising the energy to do. Energy Leading Group team is led by Premier Wen Jiabao as the energy to do from when he was director of the Ma Kai, director of the State Development and Reform Commission as a. The role of the energy office has been the industry’s evaluation, “in just a few major issues and macro issues on the drafting of policies, making recommendations, and more role and did not reflect.”

National Energy Commission to be established the extent to which “more practical” to participate in daily energy management work that at present, has not yet been clear.

An informed source told this newspaper disclosed that the Office of the National Energy Commission will consider the establishment of more specific sectors, most members of these departments will come from the National Energy Board, which means “two brands, a set of Sagittarius.”

National Energy Board is now considering setting up a national energy leading group system. It is envisaged that the energy reform leading group, will central government officials in charge of the local energy sector, energy industry associations, large state-owned energy enterprise groups were all incorporated. Relevant officials said that “The purpose is to better promote reform and coordinating all the contradictions and controversy.”

Embarrassing Energy Board

Has been established for nearly two years of the National Energy Board, has been the industry’s rating as “inadequate, and mediocre.” Relevant officials at the National Energy Bureau of view, not because of the mandate and authority, have resulted in the National Energy Board the current embarrassing situation.

National Energy Secretary in early 2009, Zhang had a national energy conference, said the National Energy Board to be the work of overseeing the nation’s energy problems facing the five, which would include the lack of implementation of the Energy Bureau trade management tools and resources. Zhang also, for example, the coal industry, the management of five licenses, there is no one in the National Energy Board, member of the nuclear power plant run control evaluation at the National Energy Board, but certification in the National Nuclear Security Administration, is also not smooth.

Zhang frankly, it is necessary to implement the National Energy Board electricity, coal, oil and gas industries such as management, but with the energy sector development-related management functions but scattered in different departments, the National Energy Bureau of the arduous tasks, but more difficult to perform their duties.

National Development and Reform Commission, said the energy of the relevant experts, in fact, the National Energy Board established for nearly two years, and its energy system reform in key areas such as the role of the original Development and Reform Commission Energy Bureau, and will not change much in comparison. “In the price reform, institutional reforms, and some other key areas, not the energy bureau did not want to do, but the constraints still facing more.”

China State Electricity Regulatory Commission say the National Energy Board in some areas do have the desire to play a greater role, such as for electricity, coal, petroleum and other areas of reform, but at present China’s energy reform is facing almost all the questions will be related to the price reforms, market access, while in the National Energy Board on these issues do not have any permissions.

The NDRC Energy Institute’s expert analysis, the National Energy Commission will be conducive to the establishment of the National Energy Board further play in the national energy sector management responsibilities. “Judging from the current situation, the role of the National Energy Commission will be stronger than the original national energy leading group was more pragmatic. If in the future the National Energy Board was not in the coordination of work could be done through the National Energy Commission, the advance of some of the work will be more smoothly. ”

Recently, the National Energy Board has begun the drafting of China’s energy, “Shier Wu” planning. In accordance with the National Energy Board issued the various departments and energy companies planning drafting of the program, “Shier Wu” period, the first task is to cultivate and develop new energy industries. These include, nuclear power, hydropower, wind, solar and bio-energy and other renewable energy sources, while also speed up the coal and other traditional energy sources and industrial upgrading.

Under the current program of the State Council, relevant Sanding the delineation of responsibilities in these areas related to national Development and Reform Commission, Science and Technology, Ministry of Environmental Protection, safety supervision bureau and other relevant functional departments, the National Energy Board can achieve their goals, still a litmus test.

China and the Group 77 co-sponsors to denounce Danish proposal

11 December, 16:12, by admin Tags: , ,
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Denmark 9, 12:30 pm local time, “Group of 77 plus China” in 2009 President, Sudan’s deputy permanent representative Lu Muba Stanislaus – cards? Duha Ping held a press conference at the Bella Center, once again blamed “the Danish proposal” is a rejection of multilateralism, will hinder the process of climate change negotiations.

According to Reuters, “the Danish proposal” by the United States, Denmark and Britain drafted in private and completely abandoned the “Kyoto Protocol” of the framework and principles, requirements, including developing countries in the world step up efforts to reduce emissions to meet the 2050 The global goal of halving greenhouse gas emissions; for the development of the country set up to limit the per capita carbon emissions (2.67 tons) is almost in developing countries (1.44 tons), two times; asked the developed countries should commit 80% of the emissions reduction task, but not for its development of the emission reduction targets by 2020, nor the developed countries to developing countries financial and technical support to make a clear agreement.

“Danish proposal” has been widespread opposition from developing countries.

Duhart-ping at the same time to the United States President Barack Obama issued a three appeals: To improve the emission reduction targets, by adding “Kyoto Protocol”, and a commitment to provide developing countries with substantial financial support and technology transfer. He also called on UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on climate change negotiations to play a greater role. The previous night, 19:00 local time on the 8th, Duhart-ping held a press conference at the Bella Center, on behalf of the Group of 77 declared its opposition to “the Danish proposal.”

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Panyu garbage site in the year after re-select

11 December, 16:07, by admin Tags:
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Recent South China plate owners are most concerned about waste incineration projects have been new progress. Yesterday, the Panyu District announced the convening of conferences, Panyu waste disposal site selection and construction phase of the project at least until 2011 to start. At the same time, Panyu District, intends to set up three waste separation and recovery of this month a pilot area, and will begin in January 2010 to promote the region.

The original planning was done 10 years ago

In the “Create Panyu District, waste disposal program of work of civilization” (draft) can be seen that in January 2011 to December 2012 2-year project is located in Panyu garbage and construction phase, Panyu District, will focus on select Junk approach and deal with the theme of location work, so that people understand the project region the statutory procedures involved in the project feasibility study, site investigation, appraisal and environmental assessment work, a scientific and rational manner and location of waste disposal decisions.

By then, Panyu District will hire professional institutions in municipal solid waste system planning revision and Regional Planning, environmental impact assessment and so on. In the Panyu District, municipal solid waste system planning revision, regional planning, environmental impact assessment, based on the functional departments of the government, experts, representatives of the public common choice of a number of garbage disposal project site to conduct a comprehensive feasibility study to the public. And to convene a symposium and questionnaire survey methods to gather people in areas surrounding the project site at the waste disposal method and location of the observations and recommendations on the issue. Last published location of Waste Comprehensive Treatment Project to solicit public opinion, merit the construction site.

Panyu District secretary Tan Ying-hua said that it issues to the original site of the old plan for revision, and then reconsider the original plan to make things 10 years ago, and now with the development of Panyu, the previous planning section has become obsolete . Re-consideration, in order to know where to do things for the final waste disposal Zaiqu research project should be built where, what kind of form of construction and other issues.

Starting this month the three pilot classification

Ago, the South China plate many owners expressed dissatisfaction with the project on waste incineration, many voices are to be vigorously promote waste separation. Yesterday, the Panyu district in the draft clearly states that from this month, will be Luopu Street Sea Longwan (Forum News) district, Wonderland Park, South Street Bridge (Forum News) Area and Shiqiao Experimental Primary School three places to do waste separation pilot project area, and will begin in January 2010 to promote the region.

It is understood that a total residential households in the sea Longwan 1683, 48 public staircases, the current residential refuse storage point (barrel) 20. Huajing Metro Area for existing residents and 1748, public stairs 67, the property company set up in addition to 133 residential garbage placed in spots, has also set up the public stairs at 67 large white plastic barrels, used to collect domestic refuse . At present, the two programs will listen to public views to the end of December, was launched in January next year.

- Secretary of the Q & A

How do I enter the kitchen garbage grinder community?

Allow enterprises to lower prices significantly less money

Support for owners to crush garbage

Tan Ying-hua: reduction in the waste separation stage, the Government will vigorously explore the garbage reduction methods, approaches, testing promote the use of kitchen garbage grinder divert food waste. During this period the Government will strongly support the owners to smash the garbage, if you can, through the government to communicate with the enterprise, so that they can usually earn 500 yuan a reduced to five money, the price (Forum News) maximum down.

Is to re-site or in the existing site on the re-election?

Need to consider before taking a decision

Discuss and decide on waste disposal methods

Tan Ying-Hua: The project site selection issues need to rethink before they could make further decisions. No matter which approach to select the waste should have a scientific basis for a suitable site. Now he does not want to get treatment, but through the great debate to decide what kind of good.

- Proposed by the owners

The pilot should do more to create a few

Southern Olympic Garden (Forum News) Owners Representative:

The pilot should have more to choose a few to make the elections are characterized by, for example, inside the old streets of Shiqiao, there are some villages inside, should be the establishment of pilot projects, summed up this way make it more representative. In a town set up a pilot area, to facilitate the promotion. School education can also be strengthened to allow children to bring the whole family garbage classification.

Terminal classification should be further refined

Lijiang Garden (Forum News) Owners Representative:

Implementation of a pilot is not enough detailed, such as waste separation, the garbage workers in the transport process, the garbage together again, that classification would not work. Therefore, the above classification in the terminal to increase monitoring efforts. Must be functional down to the district to see the operation of the entire classification process, each link interface must be good, otherwise the trash can only be empty talk.

- Garbage separation in three phases

Pilot phase

In December 2009 to January 2010 main task is to study tours to East Lake Street, Yuexiu District, East Lake Community Solid Waste separate collection experience, the three pilot regions were selected, through the launching ceremony to organize activities to strengthen the door publicity by establishing an additional classification trash, and further the end of treatment measures to implement and carry out extensive social propaganda and education, expanding the scope of trash collection.

Extension phase

In January 2010 to December

In the Panyu District, renewable resources and to carry out propaganda and education on waste separation, “into communities, into the rural areas, go to school, into the organs” activities in order to point, and towns in the region to carry out a comprehensive street trash collection.

Improvement phase

From 2010 to 2012

Panyu garbage recycling makes up more than 30% utilization rate target.

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The United States refused to provide any subsidy for Chinese emissions

10 December, 15:15, by admin Tags: ,
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According to British “Financial Times” reported that December 9, Wednesday to attend the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen on behalf of the United States issued a statement, words pointedly refused to provide China with aid of climate change. This statement made a number of countries attending the meeting were shocked.

Reported that this statement was the United States refused to commit to reducing greenhouse gas emissions to China and other developing countries “more extensive attack” part of it.

The United States to participate in the meeting of the Special Representative Todd climate – Stern, said: “I think there will be no U.S. public capital flow to China. We must lead the public funds in other countries in greatest need.” Stern said, China has sufficient money to support his actions. He also strongly denied that the United States and other developed countries should be compensated in the history of emissions.

Chinese officials did not respond, but asked the United States to further reduce emissions.

Stern also said that while in Copenhagen it difficult to reach a binding agreement, but the United States hopes that negotiations can move forward in a legal text as soon as possible “full steam ahead.” He reiterated that the United States will not join the international community, established in 1997 the “Kyoto Protocol.” “We will not join the” Kyoto Protocol “will not join the other named” Kyoto Protocol “.”

Reported that many developing countries are promoting the “Kyoto Protocol” to continue to be effective. Western countries accused of developing countries are promoting an “unjust and inequitable” agreement. They insist that developed countries to provide strong financial support.

“Financial Times” said the U.S. delegation, “sharply worded” statement that the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen tensions.

Organizations of developing countries “77″ Chairman of the Sudan Masters climate talks Lumumba – Diya Ping accused the United States, Europe and their allies tried to negotiate a “Bretton Woods take over”, meaning these Western countries use the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Lumumba said that the Western countries are trying to destroy between the developed and developing countries “obligation balance.”

According to the British “Guardian” reported that the General Assembly was convened in Copenhagen, one drawn up by the Danish, “the General Assembly, the final document” leaked out. Contents of the documents involved in the discharge peak on such sensitive issues as well as numerous articles in favor of developed countries, has aroused strong resentment among the majority of developing countries. Lumumba said the document is not acceptable, “For developed countries, I would say that this is an agreement you need, not what we need!” Diya Ping felt that the document against the “United Nations Framework on Climate Change the Convention, “the principle of” common but differentiated responsibilities “principle, to developing countries made numerous demands on developing countries is very unfavorable.

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Discontent in developing countries, Europe and the United States secretly to discuss “The Danish proposal”

10 December, 15:10, by admin Tags: ,
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The protesters of The African Group,December 9th International Online reports “Group of 77 and China,” Chairman of the Panel Duha level 9 in Copenhagen, Denmark, said the organization strongly opposed to the draft agreement proposed by Denmark, that this would pose a serious threat to the success of the meeting.

Duhart-ping said that for developing countries, the text of this agreement is extremely dangerous. It is completely contrary to the principles of transparency and openness and undermines the balance between developing and developed countries on the principle and the “Kyoto Protocol” on “common but differentiated” principle. The developed countries should over the past 200 years, climate change bear the historical responsibility.

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Executive Secretary of the Deboaier 8, confirmed that the meeting in Denmark have put forward a draft final agreement, the emission reduction targets for developing countries put forward new demands.

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