Główny temat z dnia Poniedziałek, 1. Grudzień 2008

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The climate of the future

Representatives from around 190 states are meeting today, Monday, for the UN Climate Change Conference in Poznań to discuss a new climate protection agreement. The European press comments on expectations for the summit in light of the financial crisis.

Les Echos - Francja

Les Echos doubts that the delegates will be able to concentrate on the climate at all: "According to the official version, the delegates of the 190 states should make progress in the fight against climate change. But will they be able to focus on it at all? The Americans are caught up in their financial crisis, the Europeans are preoccupied with their differences of opinion, the Indians with their dead and the Chinese with their unemployed. But if we do nothing today, tomorrow will be too late. ... In this gloomy autumn of 2008, the world is threatened by three terrible demons. First there is the economic risk with its dire social consequences. Then there is the environmental risk, which is less tangible and seems more distant. ... The right solution will consist in combining economic recovery with clean energy and the reduction of social inequality." (01/12/2008)

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Więcej z przeglądu prasy na temat » Środowisko, » Francja, » Europa, » Cały świat
Wszystkie dostępne teksty » Philippe Escande

Gazeta Wyborcza - Polska

The Polish Environment Minister Maciej Nowicki writes in the daily Gazeta Wyborcza: "The impact of climate change can be felt every day - even in Poland, floods, droughts and hurricanes are taking on the dimensions of natural disasters. It is therefore vital for everyone that the talks at the climate summit should be successful. ... The success of these negotiations is of key importance - for us and for the rest of the world. ... I have observed with concern that there are still sceptics who believe that climate change is just a myth and the result of some ill-defined lobbying initiative. For my part I believe in the results of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) which was compiled by thousands of scientists across the globe. They indicate that climate change is a fact and that it is 'highly probable that humans are responsible for it'." (01/12/2008)

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Więcej z przeglądu prasy na temat » Środowisko, » Europa, » Cały świat
Wszystkie dostępne teksty » Maciej Nowicki

Dagens Nyheter - Szwecja

The Stockholm daily warns that the pressure for change should be maintained: "One of the difficult questions is the balance between the industrialised and developing countries. During the first phase of the Kyoto agreement from 2008 to 2012 only the industrialised countries have pledged to reduce their emissions. This group represents just 30 percent of emissions. The same demands cannot be made of the developing and emerging economies. From a historical point of view the rich nations have contributed much more to the contamination of the environment and they also have more means at their disposal for solving the problem. Consequently it has been agreed that they will support the technology and financing in the developing nations. ... The industrialised nations can make a financial contribution to climate adjustment in poorer countries. The decision to set up a fund for this purpose was already made in Bali last year, but a lot has happened since then. Hopefully the meeting in Poznań will provide more concrete results." (01/12/2008)

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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung - Niemcy

Even in times of financial and economic crisis, we must not allow climate protection to become an issue of secondary importance, writes the conservative daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. "The crisis is the result of short-sightedness in the handling of financial capital. It would be wrong to act as carelessly with our natural capital. In this of all areas we must act consistently and look beyond economic cycles rather than giving in whenever there's a crisis. And we must remember that this is not about the costs for the climate in the recession year of 2009 but about the years after 2013. ... The atmosphere is a common asset, like a piece of common land. All states need to cooperate. But this will only be possible if the rich take the lead and signalise their willingness to pay pollution charges for CO2 emissions. Europe and America now have the opportunity to show that economy and ecology can be combined even in times of crisis." (01/12/2008)

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Więcej z przeglądu prasy na temat » Polityka finansowa, » Środowisko, » Energia, » Cały świat
Wszystkie dostępne teksty » Konrad Mrusek

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