ENEP426 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16.2: 2010 United Nations Climate Change Conference, Biocapacity, Circular Economy

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Energy and Environmental Policy
• Course: ENEP426
• Professor: Scattone Raymond

Document Summary

In 1992 at un conference on environment and development, the world had enough evidence to know that economic growth was taking its toll on the planet. Within international framework of negotiations three principles seem crucial and been repeated by the chinese gov"s highest representatives in years leading up to cop16 in cancun mx. Adherence to the unfccc fundamental principle of common but differentiated responsibility"(cbdr) as the very foundation for international cooperation". Support for dev countries in tackling cc through adaptation, technology transfer and financial resources from developed countries. Promotion of common development" and hence substantive actions on financial and technological assistance and capacity building to facilitate their achievement of sustainable development" as a way to ensure participation by developing countries in international effort to address cc. Together these principles define strengths as well as contradictions in approach of china"s leadership to responsibility.