With only limited progress at climate change talks in Lima, Peru late last year, negotiators largely rehashed issues that have been on the table since the Copenhagen climate summit in 2009, writes ClimateDev Editor Kasper Jon Larsen.
“The Lima deal lists a number of policy options, which negotiators will have to compromise on in order to reach a final agreement at COP21 in Paris next year. As such, the deal primarily lists current disputes rather than offering substantial compromises,” Larsen writes.
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“It also highlights old fault lines between rich and poor nations. For example, the deal reflects calls from industrialized nations that all nations have a responsibility to reduce their carbon emissions, but it also refers to calls by developing nations that industrialized nations should take the lead in reducing emissions.”
