The countries have formally entered the preliminary negotiation segment of COP21 in Paris yesterday, aimed at reducing gaps among parties and set a platform for reaching a much-expected climate agreement.
The negotiation is expected to yield a draft of the agreement on Friday, said an official of the Bangladesh delegation. “The negotiation started on a positive note,” he said.
It will enter the final segment next week when ministers will negotiate reducing the remaining differences among the parties.
“The organisers are expecting to conclude the negotiation one day ahead of the conference,” said climate expert Saleemul Huq, who is well connected with the parties and the negotiators.
He said the agreement would be ready on the 10th of this month and declared on the last day.
Limiting temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius is one of the main issues the parties would suggest the leaders for the agreement. At the Leaders Event on Monday, many heads of state and government have argued for limiting temperature to 1.5 instead of 2 degrees as agreed earlier.
Another issue would be how often the countries would review the progress of implementation of the commitments as well as the proposed agreement. Earlier it was agreed that the progress would be reviewed every 10 years and now, many countries want it done every five years.
