NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 11 (AGENCIES): The Durban climate talks finally ended more than 36 hours after the scheduled closure on Sunday early morning. The world agreed to a new global climate change regime that will come in to force starting 2020. India took over centre-stage as a force to reckon with, regained its position as the leader and moral voice of the developing world as the EU and the US were forced to address its demands. The principle of equity founds its place back on the table at the climate talks. Life was resuscitated back into Kyoto Protocol, which will continue to be in force beyond 2012.
Beginning next year the 195 parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change shall start negotiating a new global regime that will be finalised by 2015 and become operational from 2020. The decision came after the EU was forced to go into a huddle with India at the wee hours of the morning, when talks seemed at the brink of collapse, and address its concerns even as the developing world, including China backed the latter on its demand for an equitable future deal.
Beginning next year the 195 parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change shall start negotiating a new global regime that will be finalised by 2015 and become operational from 2020. The decision came after the EU was forced to go into a huddle with India at the wee hours of the morning, when talks seemed at the brink of collapse, and address its concerns even as the developing world, including China backed the latter on its demand for an equitable future deal.
