Monday, February 18th 2013, 7:41 AM EST
Russia and China blocked efforts last Friday to have climate change recognised as an international security threat by the UN Security Council (UNSC).The council met in New York to discuss the potential effects of global warming, but according to Bloomberg the two permanent members objected to it being a ?formal session?.
Despite the participation of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon this meant the session ? planned by Pakistan and the United Kingdom ? had few political implications.
China, Russia, India and more than 100 developing countries oppose climate becoming a UNSC issue as the council does not operate under the principles of Common But Differentiated Responsibility, which underpins the UN climate talks.
They are concerned that securitizing the issue would place a greater burden on poorer nations with large greenhouse gas emissions to take action.
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