Sarabhai says there are only two tracks, but too many drafts hamper negotiations.
The conference has now entered the phase of high-level meetings, with ministers and heads of states joining the COP15, no one knows which way conference is heading. With the United States not prepared to sign the agreement based on the Kyoto Protocol of 1992, developing countries like India, China and African states are sticking to their stand and commitment in signing the agreement provided that the USA signs the agreement.
Under the Kyoto Protocol, all the developed nations that ratified the treaty, except the USA agreed to cut their carbon emissions to five percent below 1990 by 2012. The conference was intended to secure a cut in global emissions from the developed and developing countries around 50% by 2050.
Kartikeya Sarabhai, Director of Centre for Environment Education (CEE), who is now in Copenhagen, said in a telephone conversation on Wednesday: "There are two tracks. One is the follow-up of Kyoto Protocol and the other is Long-term Cooperative Agreement, where the United States is also going to be part of the programme."
Explaining the developments, Sarabhai said: "Minister for Environment Jairam Ramesh has expressed his unhappiness on the circulation of too many drafts under discussion. The minister indicated that the default text may never be released, as the negotiations are already hampered by too many drafts."
Sarabhai further said, "We work all night on this day. This morning when the conference started with the few presidents, the Prime Minister of India made a statement that one by one, the developing countries starting with Brazil, China, India and others said that this cannot be allowed. After so much discussion, you cannot ignore the democratic process. As a result, they have again broken up in the room."
Regarding the Kyoto Protocol, Sarabhai stated, "Meeting is about start in discussing the Kyoto Protocols. The stand in Denmark has created a lot of protest. People with posters against G-77 tried to barge into the hall, but could not succeed."
Sarabhai believes, "Everyone is positive and something might come out. Everyone wants the agreement, but without the democratic process."
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