11 years after the Kyoto Protocol was signed—only to be consigned to irrelevance over the subsequent decade—nations would negotiate post-2012 action. The realities of climate change are clearer than ever, and the cost of action is mounting. Rich countries, historically responsible for climate change, are proposing new mechanisms to share the burden. Leading developing countries such as India and China need to negotiate hard as well and make a big push for renewables Read more on (http://cseindia.org/equitywatch.htm) Centre for Science and Environment www.cseindia.org/ Down To Earth http://downtoearth.org.in/

3. Drastic reduction needed: For 450 ppm (2°C) reduce 80-90% by 2050

6. Historical emissions - 1840-2006 : A tonne of CO2 emitted in 1840 same value as tonne of CO2 emitted in 2008 Since 1840, 7 out of every 10 tonnes of CO 2 have been emitted by the rich countries Historical emissions amount to about 1100 tonnes of CO 2 per capita for the UK and the US, compared with 66 tonnes for China and 23 tonnes for India

8. Is India the new villain? The per capita increase in emissions, between 1990-2005, in the US is three-fourths of India’s total per capita emissions in 2005. The current per capita emissions of the US is 20 times higher than India’s

10. Decreased 1.3% only because of decrease of economies under transition. The CO2 emissions from industrialized countries excluding economies in transition have increased by 14.5% since 1990.

12. No energy transition made Little to reduce energy emissions

13. Big words and small change

26. Otherwise road to ‘common’ hell