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NO CONCLUSION YET

Until tonight (14/12), UNFCCC have not got any agreement yet. The closing has been delayed from the plan since this midday

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COP 13 Bali, A Jackpot For Developed Countries

Written by Wahyu Arifin - Translated by Stephanie A. Surya

COP 13 in Nusa Dua Bali apparently is not going to provide any helpful result for Indonesia. On the contrary, debts’ traps proposed by international financial organization and developed countries are everywhere.

Indonesia’s stance, as the host of UNFCCC, turned out to be slight in Indonesia’s bargaining position. Various political maneuvers were conducted by developed countries to keep their stance as the world’s path maker.

World’s crisis caused by climate change was perceived differently by many parties. COP 13 becomes a business centre and an attractive market.

This could be seen from Japan and US’s persistence on not reducing their emission. And also the statement from US head of delegation, Dr. Paula J. Dobriansky who bluntly supported World Bank debt project.

“World Bank aid in forestry sector is a part of our commitment to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) concentration in the atmosphere,” said Paula.
Developed countries washed their hands from the ecological debts they had caused through programmes such REDD and CDM, which enthusiastically welcomed by developing countries, including Indonesia.

Harsh critics have been shouted by NGO’s activists noticing that developing countries would gain more loss than benefits in this COP 13. According to Longgena Ginting, activist of Friends of Earth (FOE), this Bali negotiation would not result in anything as long as World Bank still exists.

Critical statement was also aroused from one of Indonesian artists, Franky Sahilatua, when participating Gerak Lawan’s event in Kampung CSF (Civil Society Forum).
“This conference is just a media for carbon trader. The selection of Indonesian delegation itself looks like trivial. The chosen one is the one who have ‘no teeth’,” said Franky.

The selection of Indonesia as the host of this UN conference on climate change also looks like damping-coiffing. Busy preparation was conducted by Indonesian government so this massive event success, but not with its substance.

As the host, Indonesia was humiliated with an accusation as the 3rd polluter in the world. Accusation as environmental destroyer hurt Indonesia.
“In fact, they are the one who should get that title. Millions hectares of our forests were converted into palm plantations in large scale, whose outcome we did not even enjoy but fulfilled their (developed countries) needs. And in addition, its transnational (TNC’s) companies was owned by developed countries” stated Tori, Walhi’s activist.

Unfortunately, those off-keys did not reach Indonesia delegations. Ironically, Indonesia’s forests, which sold to the developed countries towards REDD and SFM, would get compensation on research and technology in return. In other words, a technology debt.
“This is not a debt, but developed countries’ compensation towards our attempts in sustaining our carbon-saver forests,” said MS Kaban, Indonesian Minister of Forestry

“We cooperate with developed countries because they are the one who master the technology,” said MS Kaban calmly.

The result of COP 13 in Bali is not the final decision of Kyoto Protocol and global warming phenomenon. There are, still, COP 14 in Warsaw, Poland and COP 15 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

If this works smoothly, today, Friday (14/12), COP 13 in Nusa Dua, Bali would result Bali Roadmap, which paved developed countries’ way to a “jackpot” given by developing countries, and naturally, Indonesia as the host of COP 13.