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Mexico on Tuesday ruled out possibilities of any new
treaty at Cancun but hoped to adopt a set of "broad" decisions
within the ambit of Kyoto Protocol towards tackling climate
change threats.
Concurring with Mexican Foreign Minister Patricia
Espinosa, who is also chairperson of the 16th Conference of
the Parties (COP 16) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate
Change (UNFCCC), Pachauri said the agreements have be within
the Kyoto Protocol.
"It should be within the Kyoto Protocol as it was
arrived at after a great deal of mud and sweat. We can't just
throw it aside," he said on the the rising demand from a host
of developed nations to replace it with another treaty that
mandates the major developing countries to take emission cuts.
Under the Koyto Protocol, industrialised nations are
under obligations to take emission targets and provide climate
funds to the developing nations for mitigation and adaption.
Espinosa, who was here yesterday to evolve consensus
at the December meet, had said that based on the existing
legal framework, rich nations would be providing support in
terms of financing and transfer of technology.
She also said that as a host nation, one of Mexico's
goals was to dispel the mistrust that has clouded climate
diplomacy since the failure of last year's Copenhagen summit.
"We are working to assure a transparent, open,
comprehensive, inclusive exercise where everybody's views and
concerns are taken into account," she said. PTI AJ RET
MYR


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