BASIC and Climate Change

Ministers from Brazil, China, India and South Africa (BASIC) concluded their 11th Meeting on Climate Change with the adoption of a joint statement. Therein, leaders reiterate their commitment to a successful outcome of UNFCCC/COP-18, reaffirm the UNCSD (Rio+20) outcome document, as well as the outcome from UNFCCC/COP-17. Furthermore, the statement expresses concerns over the inclusion of international aviation in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU-ETS), and the planned unilateral inclusion of other sectors, noting that this apporach "undermines confidence and weakens efforts to tackle climate change on a multilateral basis."
 
BASIC Joint Statement

BASIC Position for UNFCCC/COP-17

The 9th BASIC Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change, attended by representatives from Brazil, South Africa, India and China (BASIC), as well as observers from the Group of 77 and China, the Arab Group and the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS); concluded with a joint statement in which ministers agreed that the Durban Climate Change Conference should achieve a comprehensive, fair and balanced outcome to enable the full, effective and sustained implementation of the Convention and its Kyoto Protocol. The 10th meeting will be held in India during the first quarter of 2012.

BASIC-7: Joint Statement

The 7th BASIC Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change took place in Zimbali (South Africa), from 28-29 May  and was attended by ministers from South Africa, China, Brazil, India, and Argentina as chair of the G77, as well as the incoming Climate Change Conference President Maite Nkoana-Mashabane. Ministers discussed the work required to achieve a comprehensive and balanced outcome at the Durban Climate Change Conference in December 2011 to complete the mandate of the Bali Road Map and issued a Joint Statement in this regard.