|
20 August 2007 - Leaders of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation member countries will endorse a statement that offers no commitment to any legally binding emissions reduction targets, according to environmental group Greenpeace.
In a statement issued on Saturday, Greenpeace accused Australian Prime
Minister John Howard, the 2007 chairman of APEC, of "trying to use the upcoming meeting to undermine the Kyoto Protocol."
Greenpeace published what it said was a draft outline of the proposed leaders' declaration on climate change, which stated that the leaders "agree that a long-term aspirational global emissions reduction goal will be a key component of the post-2012 framework."
The leaders' statement called for a "future global climate change framework that is environmentally and economically effective, based on the...principles [of] comprehensive participation including contributions by all major economies; respect for differences in national circumstances; [and] the value of 'bottom-up' national actions."
The statement reiterated the agreement that the UNFCCC "is the principal multilateral forum for negotiations on climate change."
Greenpeace said the document "contains no legally binding targets nor timetables nor any other clear pathway to the deep emissions cuts needed to tackle climate change."
Climate campaigner Ben Pearson said: "If the federal Government is really serious about dealing with climate change John Howard would be ratifying Kyoto and setting targets, not engaging in a talkfest."
| 
Articles 
| View all PennWell sites | View all PennWell events
Add RSS Feed
