The world should cut greenhouse gas emissions by 50 per cent by 2050 from 1990 levels with the bulk of the reduction coming from rich countries, according to a draft proposal by Denmark, host of December’s UN climate talks.
The draft said rich countries should account for 80 per cent of the global emission cuts by 2050.
The draft, which could become the basis of a political agreement at the end of the climate talks in Copenhagen, suggested the world adopt 2020 as the year when global emissions will peak.
It did not specify any mid-term emission target for developed countries, a key demand from poorer countries.
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Reuters