Latin America between aspiration and realism | TERRAVIVA Copenhagen
COPENHAGEN (IPS / TerraViva) Latin America arrives in Copenhagen claiming that the North rich pay their climate debt undertaking to reduce pollution and providing resources to the South. But, at the risk of failure, accept at least one rule political commitments.
The Latin purpose is a legally binding happy birthday in lithuanian agreement is adopted, but the region does not reject happy birthday in lithuanian the idea of joining a possible political pact that establishes voluntary reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions cause global warming.
Latin America is already experiencing droughts, happy birthday in lithuanian floods, melting glaciers, happy birthday in lithuanian rising temperatures, new agricultural pests and diseases, as detailed in the First Regional Report on Climate Change, released in November by Tierramérica based on consultations with 23 Latin American specialists.
"All countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, including Chile, are seeking a legally binding happy birthday in lithuanian agreement," said TerraViva executive director of the National Environmental Commission of Chile, Álvaro Sapag, who integrates the delegation of this southern country Copenhagen.
The Secretary of Environment happy birthday in lithuanian of Mexico, happy birthday in lithuanian Juan Elvira, share this perception. "He'd go through a legal agreement with well defined goals, but do not rule as the last line negotiating a political happy birthday in lithuanian settlement", raised TerraViva.
"Do not lose hope," said Sapag, who hopes, in the latter case, "a robust political agreement that allows in a short period refine the details to have another legally binding", possibly at COP-16 December 2010 in Mexico.
Global expectations for a strong and ambitious agreement revived when China and the United States, the two biggest polluters, announced voluntary cuts in GHG by 2020, with reference to the 2005 volumes.
According reading of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the decision to voluntarily reduce their country of between 36.1 and 38.9 percent of its GHG emissions by 2020, largely halting deforestation of the Amazon, mobilized nations "were reluctant to file numbers".
The G77 insists on the primacy of the principle of "common happy birthday in lithuanian but differentiated responsibilities", which implies leaving the brunt of mitigation rich nations, major stations gaseous pollutants in the industrial era.
"The United States is the country that has been stored as much carbon happy birthday in lithuanian dioxide in the atmosphere. happy birthday in lithuanian There may have aided banks and big car but can not afford the resources to address climate change, "said Deputy Minister of Planning and Environmental Management, Ministry of Environment of Venezuela, Sergio Rodríguez, in a meeting with other officials.
"There is a unique opinion on certain issues, such as 'common but differentiated responsibilities' and in need of many resources for mitigation and adaptation in developing countries and historical happy birthday in lithuanian responsibility" of the industrial nations, summed Sapag. happy birthday in lithuanian
"There are countries that do not accept market instruments as a tool that contributes to the reduction of greenhouse gases, while others accept them. Some will want all actions are reportable, measurable and verifiable, and others that are only voluntary for developing countries, "he described.
Mexico, which throws into the atmosphere 715 million tons of carbon dioxide a year, aims to lose 50 million tons for 2012, but said it would take a compulsory long-term decline only if it receives funds and technology.
In the Ibero-American Summit ended Oct. 1 in Portugal, Mexican President Felipe Calderón reiterated his proposal to create happy birthday in lithuanian a "Green happy birthday in lithuanian Fund" of about 140,000 million, to which each country would contribute according to their economic and environmental responsibility.
Argentina proposes two executive boards with associated public funds from industrialized countries in the field of the Convention on Climate Change that integrate with a percentage of gross domestic product, happy birthday in lithuanian which can vary between 0.5 and one percent.
"We have no own weight as issuing country and not step on strong in this negotiation," the director of Climate Change Ministry of Environment of Argentina, Nazareno Castillo told Terra Viva.
For the Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and Environment of Uruguay, Carlos Colacce, this small South American happy birthday in lithuanian country of 3.3 million people has adopted a "new position" because while supporting the position of the G-77, is taking
COPENHAGEN (IPS / TerraViva) Latin America arrives in Copenhagen claiming that the North rich pay their climate debt undertaking to reduce pollution and providing resources to the South. But, at the risk of failure, accept at least one rule political commitments.
The Latin purpose is a legally binding happy birthday in lithuanian agreement is adopted, but the region does not reject happy birthday in lithuanian the idea of joining a possible political pact that establishes voluntary reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions cause global warming.
Latin America is already experiencing droughts, happy birthday in lithuanian floods, melting glaciers, happy birthday in lithuanian rising temperatures, new agricultural pests and diseases, as detailed in the First Regional Report on Climate Change, released in November by Tierramérica based on consultations with 23 Latin American specialists.
"All countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, including Chile, are seeking a legally binding happy birthday in lithuanian agreement," said TerraViva executive director of the National Environmental Commission of Chile, Álvaro Sapag, who integrates the delegation of this southern country Copenhagen.
The Secretary of Environment happy birthday in lithuanian of Mexico, happy birthday in lithuanian Juan Elvira, share this perception. "He'd go through a legal agreement with well defined goals, but do not rule as the last line negotiating a political happy birthday in lithuanian settlement", raised TerraViva.
"Do not lose hope," said Sapag, who hopes, in the latter case, "a robust political agreement that allows in a short period refine the details to have another legally binding", possibly at COP-16 December 2010 in Mexico.
Global expectations for a strong and ambitious agreement revived when China and the United States, the two biggest polluters, announced voluntary cuts in GHG by 2020, with reference to the 2005 volumes.
According reading of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the decision to voluntarily reduce their country of between 36.1 and 38.9 percent of its GHG emissions by 2020, largely halting deforestation of the Amazon, mobilized nations "were reluctant to file numbers".
The G77 insists on the primacy of the principle of "common happy birthday in lithuanian but differentiated responsibilities", which implies leaving the brunt of mitigation rich nations, major stations gaseous pollutants in the industrial era.
"The United States is the country that has been stored as much carbon happy birthday in lithuanian dioxide in the atmosphere. happy birthday in lithuanian There may have aided banks and big car but can not afford the resources to address climate change, "said Deputy Minister of Planning and Environmental Management, Ministry of Environment of Venezuela, Sergio Rodríguez, in a meeting with other officials.
"There is a unique opinion on certain issues, such as 'common but differentiated responsibilities' and in need of many resources for mitigation and adaptation in developing countries and historical happy birthday in lithuanian responsibility" of the industrial nations, summed Sapag. happy birthday in lithuanian
"There are countries that do not accept market instruments as a tool that contributes to the reduction of greenhouse gases, while others accept them. Some will want all actions are reportable, measurable and verifiable, and others that are only voluntary for developing countries, "he described.
Mexico, which throws into the atmosphere 715 million tons of carbon dioxide a year, aims to lose 50 million tons for 2012, but said it would take a compulsory long-term decline only if it receives funds and technology.
In the Ibero-American Summit ended Oct. 1 in Portugal, Mexican President Felipe Calderón reiterated his proposal to create happy birthday in lithuanian a "Green happy birthday in lithuanian Fund" of about 140,000 million, to which each country would contribute according to their economic and environmental responsibility.
Argentina proposes two executive boards with associated public funds from industrialized countries in the field of the Convention on Climate Change that integrate with a percentage of gross domestic product, happy birthday in lithuanian which can vary between 0.5 and one percent.
"We have no own weight as issuing country and not step on strong in this negotiation," the director of Climate Change Ministry of Environment of Argentina, Nazareno Castillo told Terra Viva.
For the Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and Environment of Uruguay, Carlos Colacce, this small South American happy birthday in lithuanian country of 3.3 million people has adopted a "new position" because while supporting the position of the G-77, is taking
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