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Himashu T by email: This is a status quoist position, a seriously flawed assumption. If food, water, energy, environment and livelihood security of the poor is the priority, if sustainable development with equity and democratic governance is of any value, than surely we have other options available, which can indeed include low carbon path too.It is high time that we debate such assumptions.

Arub Bidani by Email: Wasteful consumption, by design, and not accident, and wrong energy choices, is largely responsible for the increasing emissions, globally and nationally.
That we are appealing for equity in sharing carbon space is good, but why not carry forward that agreement to 'within' nations.

Technology Transfer It takes 18-20 years for a patented technology to reach mass adoption. To speed this up in the context of climate change, governments would have to guarantee markets (Shades of Dabhol in Maharashtra??) Thus the socalled financial support to developing countries means quick financing of corporate R & D, what is called incentivising private investment!? Technology Funds & Patents & Profits? There is 1.9 Trillion dollars that has to be coffed up by developing countries in order to get to technology to cope with climate change. Views at WIPO conference Ajay Mathur India's negotiator on the Technology Mechanismat the Bonn talks was confident of an agreement on the climate technology centre which will broker technologies for developing countries. Adoption of Tech for sustaianable development seen alongwith the willing to pay and therefore a role for private sector (June 2011)	Global Action Day Coverage New mandate to do nothing? Can we wait nine years with such low emissions cuts. The key question to polluters is How much are you going to reduce within your country and not how much can you mange through market mechanism. 40 to 50% reductions needed but current pledges are only 13 to 17%. This will bring us more than 4 to 6 degrees..-Pablo Solon, Bolivian negotiator who joins the action Proposal for Climate Justice Tribunal., Movement needed to come together with the Occupy movement. http://www.justin.tv/oneclimate/b/301595705 http://www.justin.tv/oneclimate/b/301587566 Rural Womens' Assembly: I need, You need, we all need. we will fight till we get it. Steve speaking at the Occupy COP17 First Occupycop17 general assembly Guerilla Gardening at Occupy COP17 another cut Occupy COP17: Women Demanding Action in Durban www.globalclimatecampaign.org/ Issues being taken up: Willy Dcosta. More details. Patrick Bond Systemchange.ca a multi-media tool for climate justice
Energy: TERI, India : Market needs to be guided by signals.. INECC vision: My Life, My Energy Girsh Sant, Prayas: India does not need to continue on its fossil-fuelled growth path to electrify 400 million villagers still living without electricity. “It would take 20,000 MW, at the most 30,000 MW, to light up all our villages. And not much coal and therefore emissions for that. India must uphold the principle of equitable carbon space domestically as well. “Why do we think of photovoltaics only for remote villages, not in Delhi? If you want an A/C in your house, use photovoltaics...It is the rich who should be paying for renewables. Let the coal be reserved for the poor, for those in rural areas.” Article in Hindu Siddharth Pathak, Greenpeace India, expressed hope that India could avoid developing a coal dependency that would require mining in dense forests- in the Side Event; Coal, The Dirty Truth by Green Peace, 30th Nov.	Speaking Development to Durban & Beyond Sunita Narain, (The Times of India, Dec 1, 2011), "The problem at hand is that these emissions are needed for economic growth. And the world has still not found the convenient answer to reinvent growth without pollution." Himashu T by email: This is a status quoist position, a seriously flawed assumption. If food, water, energy, environment and livelihood security of the poor is the priority, if sustainable development with equity and democratic governance is of any value, than surely we have other options available, which can indeed include low carbon path too.It is high time that we debate such assumptions. Arub Bidani by Email: Wasteful consumption, by design, and not accident, and wrong energy choices, is largely responsible for the increasing emissions, globally and nationally. That we are appealing for equity in sharing carbon space is good, but why not carry forward that agreement to 'within' nations.
REDD+ Declaration of the Indigenous Peoples of the World to the UNFCCC COP 17 International Indigenous Peoples’ Forum on Climate Change Durban, South Africa December 2, 2011 Global Forest Coalition: Civil Society Concerns about the diversion of forest funding to REDD+ Side event: 29th Nov. The U.N. predicts finance for GHG emission reductions from REDD+ could reach up to 30 billion dollars per year. The money is supposed to go towards pro-poor development, help conserve biodiversity and secure vital ecosystem services. But indigenous communities it was big, international forestry businesses that ultimately benefited from the carbon deals. Locals are kicked off their land to make space for large monoculture plantations aimed at offsetting carbon emissions in the north.- IPS Sharad Lele at the INECC Consultation	Kyoto ? Mohamed Adov, CAN: IN the opening statements parties are only repeating their earlier position. Canada was singled out for obstructing progress on Kyoto. CAN Press Briefing 29 Nov
Pre-COP expectations UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres two main tasks: I. building the institutions- a Technology Mechanism to promote clean energy and adaptation-related technologies, - an Adaptation Framework and a Green Climate Fund. These need to start working in 2012 II. How to move to the goal of 2 degrees? & review progress between 2013 & 2015 Future of Kyoto? - greater transparency of efforts to reduce GHGs. - mechanisms for Industrialised countries to achieve their target by investing in clean tech in developing countries. - global CC framework is evolving but need time to be operational? Civil Society view Prabir P DSF interviews Meena Raman, TWN NewsClick.in Leave US out. Use Civil Society pressure not to allow Europe to hide behind the US. But there is a crisris in Euro economy. CS sees this as a paradigm fight. There is a need for systemic change. Prabir P. DSF. Unless you tackle economic crisis of jobs and environmentnal crisis together , we will not see a solutions to either. CAN Press Brief 28th Nov: Daily at 12.30 Durban. 4 pm IST Corporate view: We don't expect a Kyoto like regime, But expect some creative solutions. Creative solutions. Likely Outcomes: Green Climate Fund; Technology Transfer. For Insurance, we need good environmental, social and governance risk planning..abndigital	News/Sources on COP 17 On Demand Webcasts from Official UNFCCWebsite http://www.cop17-cmp7durban.com/en/multimedia/video-gallery.html Climate-change.tv: over 500 interviews with world leaders, expert observers, scientists, environmentalists and NGOs on climate change Mainly corporate view. TWN features:http://www.twnside.org.sg/title2/climate/climate.new.htm Inter Press Service IISD compilation of items on Climate Policy & Practice Local South African news channels http://www.sabc.co.za/tv http://www.news24.com http://www.sabcnews.com http://www.topix.com/za/durban

Steve speaking at the Occupy COP17

Occupy COP17: Women Demanding Action in Durban