UNCSD INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS:
Monday, 30 APRIL 2012
On Monday, delegates resumed informal negotiations on
the draft outcome document for the UNCSD. Working Group
1 focused on Section III (Green Economy). Working Group 2
considered Sections I (Preamble/Stage Setting), II (Renewing
Political Commitments), and IV (IFSD).
working group 1
SECTION III: GREEN ECONOMY: In an effort to
streamline the text, Co-Chair John Ashe proposed various textual
suggestions, referred to here as new Co-Chairs’ suggested text
(NCST). On approaches, visions, models and other tools to
achieve poverty eradication and sustainable development, and
on green economy as a tool for sustainable development, the EU
proposed labeling green economy as an “essential” rather than
“useful” tool. The G-77/CHINA said it would need to consult
further, but preferred labeling the green economy as “useful”
rather than “essential.”