After the APEC Leaders Summit, WWF said that Heads of States gathered in Singapore over the weekend missed a great opportunity to move the world closer to a fair, ambitious and binding agreement at the Copenhagen Climate Summit in December.
Diane McFadzien, spokes person of the WWF Global Climate Initiative, said:
“The APEC Summit has confirmed the fact that right now it is impossible for World Leaders to get together without having serious talks about climate change. It’s encouraging to see them agree on the urgent need for success in Copenhagen.
However, Heads of States must go beyond simply discussing the problems, they have to start solving them. Deleting rather than strengthening emission reduction targets in their Leaders Declarations – like they did here in Singapore – is certainly not a solution.
Leaders have to take the bull by the horns, and finally tackle the difficult questions, instead of constantly avoiding them.”
WWF believes that success in Copenhagen is not only possible, but a must – in order to ensure the survival of fragile ecosystems and entire nations at risk from runaway climate change. McFadzien added:
“At APEC, there was far too much talk about delay, and what won’t be accomplished in Copenhagen. This does not look like a smart strategy to win the fight against climate change.
World leaders must roll up their sleeves and personally come to Copenhagen, to create the political breakthrough that the world needs if we want to move onto a low-carbon development path.
In Copenhagen, governments need to create a legally binding framework with an amended Kyoto Protocol and a new Copenhagen Protocol. Legally binding is the only thing that will do if we want to see real action to save the planet.
Developed nations must commit to strong emissions reductions and significant funding to climate action in developing countries. This will then enable major developing countries to also commit to significant climate action.”
After the APEC Leaders Summit, WWF said that Heads of States gathered in Singapore over the weekend missed a great opportunity to move the world closer to a fair, ambitious and binding agreement at the Copenhagen Climate Summit in December.
Diane McFadzien, spokes person of the WWF Global Climate Initiative, said:
“The APEC Summit has confirmed the fact that right now it is impossible for World Leaders to get together without having serious talks about climate change. It’s encouraging to see them agree on the urgent need for success in Copenhagen.
However, Heads of States must go beyond simply discussing the problems, they have to start solving them. Deleting rather than strengthening emission reduction targets in their Leaders Declarations – like they did here in Singapore – is certainly not a solution.
Leaders have to take the bull by the horns, and finally tackle the difficult questions, instead of constantly avoiding them.”
WWF believes that success in Copenhagen is not only possible, but a must – in order to ensure the survival of fragile ecosystems and entire nations at risk from runaway climate change. McFadzien added:
“At APEC, there was far too much talk about delay, and what won’t be accomplished in Copenhagen. This does not look like a smart strategy to win the fight against climate change.
World leaders must roll up their sleeves and personally come to Copenhagen, to create the political breakthrough that the world needs if we want to move onto a low-carbon development path.
In Copenhagen, governments need to create a legally binding framework with an amended Kyoto Protocol and a new Copenhagen Protocol. Legally binding is the only thing that will do if we want to see real action to save the planet.
Developed nations must commit to strong emissions reductions and significant funding to climate action in developing countries. This will then enable major developing countries to also commit to significant climate action.”
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