The US insists on
Transparency
In
partnership with other countries, the US will try to mobilise
100 billion dollars a year for climate aid by 2020, according
to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The US insists that
funding will only be granted if developing countries allow
for full transparency of their emissions.
Marianne Bom - 17/12/2009 - US Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton arrived in Copenhagen on Thursday just as climate
negotiations had “reached a critical junction”
and talks were “difficult”, as she said at a
press briefing.
Hillary
Clinton confirmed that the US wants strong action to combat
climate change. She hoped that negotiations would take important
steps forward within few hours, as “we all face the
same challenge together”.
The
Secretary of State confirmed that the US will pay its share
of the short term financing of adaptation and mitigation
in developing countries during the next three years. The
US is also “prepared to work together with other countries”
to raise 100 billion US dollars annually by 2020.
“In
the context of a strong accord, in which all major economies
stand behind meaningful mitigation actions and provide full
transparency as to their implementation, the United States
is prepared to work with other countries toward a goal of
jointly mobilising 100 billion dollars a year by 2020 to
address the climate change needs of developing countries,"
she said.
Hillary
Clinton stressed that the US wanted the funding to benefit
the poorest and most vulnerable countries, and insisted
that developing countries allow measurement, reporting and
verification of emissions curbs as part of a deal.
Larger
developing countries have – according to various media
reports – so far rejected this proposal.
"It
would be hard to imagine, speaking for the United States,
that there could be the legal or financial commitment that
I've just announced in the absence of transparency from
the second biggest emitter, and now I guess the first biggest,"
she said with a hint to China, Reuters reported.
"There
has to be a willingness to move toward transparency in whatever
forum we finally determine is appropriate. So if there is
not even a commitment to pursue transparency, that's kind
of a dealbreak for us," she said.
Da UNFCCC
