EU Ambassador to the Pacific HE Wiepke van der Goot
In Suva last night an expert panel discussed preparations for Copenhagen. Delegates heard how USA and China together account for 40% of global green house emissions. EU noted its support for a 2 degree cap on rise in temperatures from pre-industrial levels. But Pacific Islands, highly vulnerable to rising sea levels, want a 1.5 degree rise cap. Tuvalu urged that Copenhagen needs to build on Kyoto, not replace it, as a lot of trust as been built through the agreement penned in the 1990s in Japan. (more…)
