男女羞羞视频在线观看,国产精品黄色免费,麻豆91在线视频,美女被羞羞免费软件下载,国产的一级片,亚洲熟色妇,天天操夜夜摸,一区二区三区在线电影

Editorials

Small but essential step

(China Daily)
Updated: 2009-12-21 07:39
Large Medium Small

Few might have expected the UN Climate Change Conference at Copenhagen, which came to a close last weekend, to throw up a game-changer of a deal.

Yet, even lowered expectations could hardly stem the disappointment many people felt over the final outcome - a last-minute accord that was weaker than not only a legally binding treaty but also the expected "political" agreement.

Even so, the Copenhagen Accord represents a step forward, although not enough, in the battle against global warming.

Related readings:
Small but essential step Copenhagen 'deal' leaves much to do
Small but essential step Some poor nations slam Copenhagen climate accord
Small but essential step Copenhagen climate deal still under discussion, sources say

The next UN-backed climate summit will take place a year from now in Mexico City, but there is no time to waste.

It is imperative that all nations act now to make the Copenhagen Accord a stepping-stone to a new climate treaty that will replace the Kyoto Protocol.

The conference was widely touted as an important opportunity to boost international co-operation in combating climate change.

Small but essential step

Two weeks of wrangling later, sharp divisions between the rich and poor nations over how to fight the fight have been laid bare.

It is clear now that developing and developed nations have different historical and emission responsibilities and vary in current emission levels due to different development stages.

Countries on both sides of the divide need to shoulder different burdens and obligations in the fight.

Concern over costs and impact have largely prevented developed countries from aggressively cutting greenhouse gas emissions and supporting poorer nations with adequate funds and technology.

Be that as it may, leaders who turned up at Copenhagen still deserve credit for inking a sub-optimal deal, rather than leaving with nothing at all.

Unsatisfactory as it is, the new accord represents an essential step forward in our response to the long-term challenge of climate change.

As UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon put it, "this is just the beginning" of a process to craft a binding pact to reduce emissions.

This non-binding deal has explicitly recognized the "scientific view" that the world should limit warming to no more than 2 C.

This is important to drive home the message that global warming is real and that it must be avoided through effective reduction in emissions.

The accord is, however, no guarantee that another round of climate talks next year will lead to a new and binding treaty that will replace the all-important Kyoto Protocol.

Only when all countries unilaterally agree to fight climate change faster and on a war footing will consensus prevail. The international community would then be able to clinch a new deal that will help to save our planet.

(China Daily 12/21/2009 page4)

主站蜘蛛池模板: 灌阳县| 东丽区| 盈江县| 永寿县| 黎平县| 龙岩市| 蓬安县| 安泽县| 万年县| 浦江县| 德庆县| 海兴县| SHOW| 交口县| 临沭县| 共和县| 彰化市| 平武县| 家居| 襄樊市| 逊克县| 谢通门县| 永安市| 射阳县| 荔波县| 沐川县| 湾仔区| 墨脱县| 都江堰市| 康定县| 都昌县| 林西县| 资兴市| 黄浦区| 宝鸡市| 崇阳县| 台中市| 黑水县| 汉中市| 九龙城区| 济南市| 德庆县| 九龙县| 苗栗县| 黄陵县| 高唐县| 竹溪县| 安国市| 渝北区| 巴彦淖尔市| 灵丘县| 毕节市| 上饶市| 横峰县| 张家口市| 河源市| 原平市| 庄河市| 涟源市| 枣阳市| 铁力市| 常宁市| 黄平县| 乡城县| 阳信县| 康平县| 河间市| 玉门市| 余干县| 伊吾县| 滦南县| 岳阳市| 吉木萨尔县| 德昌县| 绍兴市| 荣成市| 项城市| 桦南县| SHOW| 新郑市| 福州市| 榆树市|