7 February 2010
Quote of the Day
Copenhagen was a breakdown, not pre-structured or undertaken in good faith."
Prof Jeffrey D Sachs
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Empty promises of aid to poor countries that are not honoured have zero value."
Prof Jeffrey D Sachs
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In our common efforts, we cannot start from zero."
HE Mr J R E Quesada
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The role of civil society is to put the Junoon (passion) back into the battle against climate change."
Mr Carl Pope
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The impacts of climate change have begun, and we have lost years and years of precious time due to irresponsible leaders."
Mr Bittu Sahgal
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We, in the US, have no business to build coal-based power plants today."
Ms Anjali Jaiswal
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We cannot continue with business as usual. We have a responsibility beyond our own timeline."
Prof Walter Erdelen
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There is no need for despair - the message has gone to civil society on the need for action."
Mr Suman K Bery
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We need books like 'Eco-footprint for Dummies' to teach us how to reduce our personal ecological footprints in our daily lives."
Mr Rick Mayo-Smith
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We must practice what we preach."
Dr Ursula Schaefer-Preuss
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We have to share the burden, otherwise we will share the consequences."
Mr John Kerry
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We have not created the world, but we received it."
Rt Hon John Gummer
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We are not taking about future but reality. We are already suffering, losing territory everyday and that our survival is threatened."
HE Ms M P E Lloyd
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Copenhagen Accord was valuable but we must assist the multilateral process."
Mr Shyam Saran

Valedictory Session

The speakers shared their optimism that Copenhagen had resulted in a positive outcome by drawing the participation of so many world leaders and involving the media in raising global awareness. They called for a collaborative effort, a transparent and inclusive process, and overcoming communication challenges across various stakeholders and enlighten businesses to lead towards a favourable outcome in Mexico.

DSDS 2010 concluded with a resounding endorsement of the IPCC and its Chairman Dr R K Pachauri.

Speakers

He illustrated that besides climate change there are three broad concerns - unsustainable lifestyles of people in industrialized countries; depletion of natural resources at an unprecedented rate; and rapid destruction of ecosystems. Solutions to these issues lie in - pricing, technology, role of markets, conservation of forests, adaptation and monitoring - each of which lies at the heart of the climate change debate.
 
He highlighted the strategy being adopted by India in its commitment towards dealing with climate change. He emphasized on the various measures being taken to enhance energy efficiency in the power, transport and select industries. He also highlighted that the country had a plan to expand its solar capacities to 20,000 MW by 2020.
 
He reiterated the need to address the challenges of climate change keeping in mind the equity dimensions. Co-benefits of mitigation measures are seemingly attractive and therefore a number of actions can be taken in this context. He mentioned that there might be setbacks on account of institutional arrangements and the role of regional development banks would be crucial. Between now and Mexico, he mentioned that small strides can be taken atleast in pushing forward the agenda of the REDD plus and financial support.
Mr Yvo de Boer Executive Secretary, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Bonn   Mr B K Chaturvedi Member, Planning Commission, Govt. of India   Dr R K PachauriDirector General, TERI

He said that at Copenhagen there were essentially two decisions taken on consensus basis - continue discussions under the Bali Action Plan, and negotiations under the Adhoc Working Group of the Kyoto Protocol.
       
Mr Shyam Saran Prime Minister's Special Envoy on Climate Change, Govt. of India        

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