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Talks fail to meet pace of climate change - Greenpeace
Saturday, 08 December 2012 11:50 Greenpeace


Doha, December 8, 2012 - Greenpeace condemned politicians today following the failure of the UN Climate talks in Doha. While they agreed to a second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol, it was judged so full of loopholes as to have little or no effect on carbon emissions

Kumi Naidoo, Executive Director of Greenpeace International, made the following statement:

“Today we ask the politicians in Doha: Which planet are you on? Clearly not the planet where people are dying from storms, floods and droughts. Nor the planet where renewable energy is growing rapidly and increasing constraints are being placed on the use of dirty fuels such as coal. The talks in Doha were always going to be a modest affair, but they failed to live up to even the historically low expectations.”

“Where is the urgency? The pace of progress is glacial. The inability of governments to find common ground to combat a common threat is inexplicable and unacceptable. It appears governments are putting national short term interest ahead of long term global survival.” ..........................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.guatemala-times.com/news/world/3501-talks-fail-to-meet-pace-of-climate-change-greenpeace-.html