12.12.07
The rich nations to cut greenhouse gas emissions by specific amounts.
BALI, Indonesia (AP) — Delegates at the U.N. climate conference struggled to agree Tuesday on whether they will call on rich nations to cut greenhouse gas emissions by specific amounts, and the U.N. chief warned that the human race faces oblivion if it fails to confr
ont global warming.
Ban Ki-moon, who is presiding over the final days of a conference aimed at setting an agenda and deadline for talks on a pact to replace the Kyoto Protocol in 2012, urged quick action as negotiators haggled over wording that would be acceptable to all.
A version of the revised text obtained by the Associated Press included guidelines for industrialized countries to cut emissions by between 25% and 40% overall by 2020 — a range that is sure to anger the United States, which has repeatedly said it opposes specific target ranges.
The document also contained a new mention of “quantified national emission limitation and reduction commitments” for industrialized countries.
Ban said the time to act was now. read more …
ont global warming.Ban Ki-moon, who is presiding over the final days of a conference aimed at setting an agenda and deadline for talks on a pact to replace the Kyoto Protocol in 2012, urged quick action as negotiators haggled over wording that would be acceptable to all.
A version of the revised text obtained by the Associated Press included guidelines for industrialized countries to cut emissions by between 25% and 40% overall by 2020 — a range that is sure to anger the United States, which has repeatedly said it opposes specific target ranges.
The document also contained a new mention of “quantified national emission limitation and reduction commitments” for industrialized countries.
Ban said the time to act was now. read more …
