CARICOM to push positions on key issues as COP21 enters second week

>#CARICOMatCOP21, Paris France: CARICOM Ministers of Government and Negotiators met Monday to set the stage for a final push in negotiations around several key issues at COP 21 in Paris, France.
The Region has strong negotiating positions on several key issues, including:

• The need for an Internationally legally binding agreement;
  A long-term temperature goal of below 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels;
  Loss and damage to be included as a separate and distinct element from Adaptation in the agreement
  A strong commitment by developed countries to scale up financing
  Special circumstances of Small Island and Low-lying developing States recognised
  The REDD Plus agreement should be anchored in the agreement
  Provisions to support the adaptation needs of vulnerable developing countries

A final agreement is expected by Friday 11 December.