Durban Climate Change Talks in a Rut

Message from Rev. Tafue Molu Lusama (General Secretary, Tuvalu):

The negotiations are moving not in the right direction as expected, the expectation of an agreement on a second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol seems very weak due to some contries refusing to do anything with the Kyoto Protocol at all, and some even are trying to jump out of the protocol. The issue of a similar protocol to start a process of negotiations now and to finalize it in 2013 which will include countries who are not in the Kyoto and including the developing countries who have become major emmitting countries seems also vaque because it is underminded by those developing countries. The US is saying that it will do nothing at all unless the developing countries like India and China agrees to do something. It is frustrating here. But the EU is very supporting of our position for a second commitment of the KP and the proposal for a parallel protocol to include developing major emmitter countries.

It is not very encouraging, seems like it will again drag for another year without an agreement on a deal.

Please keep us in your prayers as we try and work to have a positive outcome here in Durban.

Kind regards


Rev. Tafue Molu Lusama