Climate push must not hurt developing states, says OPEC.LONDON: UN climate talks in December should not hold back developing countries and should seek a "win-win" solution to tackle climate change, OPEC's secretary general said on Thursday. Abdullah al-Badri, who will attend the climate talks in Copenhagen in December, also said it was important that carbon capture and storage Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is an approach to mitigating global warming by capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from large point sources such as power plants and subsequently storing it instead of releasing it into the atmosphere. (CCS (1) (Common Channel Signaling) A communications system in which one channel is used for signaling and different channels are used for voice/data transmission. Signaling System 7 (SS7) is a CCS system, also known as CCS7. See SS7. ) -- technology with the potential to clean up coal and oil use -- was developed. "Everyone must feel he is getting something. If you came out of Copenhagen without a win-win situation, then it will not be implemented," Badri told reporters in London. "Copenhagen should not hinder the development of developing countries. You have 2.6 billion people without adequate energy at this time." The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries includes many of the world's top oil producers, who are worried about efforts to curb fossil fuel fossil fuel: see energy, sources of; fuel. fossil fuel Any of a class of materials of biologic origin occurring within the Earth's crust that can be used as a source of energy. Fossil fuels include coal, petroleum, and natural gas. use. The lead climate negotiator of top OPEC OPEC: see Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. OPEC in full Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries Multinational organization established in 1960 to coordinate the petroleum production and export policies of its producer Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia (sä  `dē ərā`bēə, sou`–, sô–), officially Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, kingdom (2005 est. pop. said
in April the UN climate talks threaten its "survival."
In a sign of how important OPEC feels the Copenhagen summit is, OPEC delegates said the group shifted the dates of its December meeting to decide short-term oil output policy to avoid a clash with the climate summit. Badri said it was also important that oil producers were compensated for any pact which curbs oil demand to reduce greenhouse gas greenhouse gas n. Any of the atmospheric gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect. greenhouse gas emissions. However, this was not a new issue as there was provision for it in the original Kyoto Protocol, he said. Daily NewsEgypt 2009 Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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