VOLUNTARY MITIGATION STEPS

VOLUNTARY MITIGATION STEPS

The group of four major emerging economics Brazil, South Africa, India and China on Sunday, 24th January,2010 expressed their intention to communicate information on their voluntary mitigation actions to the united nations Frame work convention on climate change (UNFCCC) by January 31.
This decision was taken at the second ministerial-level meeting of the BASIC group of countries. The BASIC members have already announced a series of voluntary mitigation actions for 2020 with India declaring to reduce its green house gas emission intensity up 25 percent. The UNFCCC has asked the countries to convey by January 31 their stand on the legally non-binding Copen Hagen Accord arrived at in the Danish Capital last month ( December 2009)
The ministers re-emphasized their commitment to working together with other countries- particularly the G.77. The minister said it had been decided to create a fund to help the small island state countries, least developed countries.
Prof. John Kurakar