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Climate Reps at Odds Over Deforestation

Rich countries balk at paying poorer nations to stop hacking trees

By Wesley Oliver,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 8, 2007 5:37 PM CST
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(Newser) – The triumph of the Bali summit may be its plan to stop deforestation, but rich and poor nations are still clashing over details, the Washington Post reports. A dozen developing countries want incentives to stop tree-cutting, but some developed nations wince at paying them for actions not taken. "The problems tend to start when you get down to the small print," said a UN official.

A rep from Brazil said developing nations like India and China deserve special treatment because their energy needs are more dire; a US official countered that "a post-2012 framework will simply not be effective if developing countries" think richer nations must carry the burden. Stakes are high, as enough trees to fill New York state are cut every year, leaving another 20% of greenhouse gases unabsorbed.

Demonstrators chant under an effigy of the United states during a demonstration Saturday Dec. 8, 2007 in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Bali's capital to call for wealthy nations to be fairer to undeveloped countries in negotiating carbon emissions cuts. (AP Photo/Ed Wray)
Demonstrators chant under an effigy of the United states during a demonstration Saturday Dec. 8, 2007 in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Bali's capital to call for wealthy...   (Associated Press)
An Indonesian boy runs pass a banner with campaign words written in Denpasar, Bali, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2007. Delegates from nearly 190 nations are attending the Dec. 3-14 conference, charged with launching negotiations that will eventually lead to an international accord to succeed the Kyoto pact, which expires in 2012....
An Indonesian boy runs pass a banner with campaign words written in Denpasar, Bali, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2007. Delegates from nearly 190 nations are attending the Dec. 3-14 conference, charged with launching...   (Associated Press)
Delegates to the U.N. Climate Change Conference chat before the opening meeting Monday, Dec. 3, 2007 in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia. (AP Photo/Ed Wray)
Delegates to the U.N. Climate Change Conference chat before the opening meeting Monday, Dec. 3, 2007 in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia. (AP Photo/Ed Wray)   (Associated Press)
A Panamanian forest is seen in this undated photo.
A Panamanian forest is seen in this undated photo.   (Magnum Photos)
Aerial view of the Amazon forest next to Manaus city, north of Brazil, 28 November 2006. AFP PHOTO / Evaristo SA (EVARISTO SA/AFP/Getty Images)
Aerial view of the Amazon forest next to Manaus city, north of Brazil, 28 November 2006. AFP PHOTO / Evaristo SA (EVARISTO SA/AFP/Getty Images)   (Getty Images)
Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Yvo de Boer. Delegates and scientists opened the biggest-ever climate change conference Monday, urging rapid progress in building a new international pact by 2009 to combat global warming, or risk economic and environmental disaster caused by rising temperatures. (AP...
Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Yvo de Boer. Delegates and scientists opened the biggest-ever climate change conference Monday, urging rapid progress...   (Associated Press)
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