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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe EU and small island nations criticize the US on global warming goals.
The EU and small island states have criticised the US for saying the target of keeping global warming below 2C should be removed from climate talks.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19161799
"...last week the chief US climate negotiator Todd Stern said insisting on the target would lead to "deadlock".
Spokesmen for the EU and the Alliance of Small Island States (Aosis) said the US should stick to promises made.
"Suddenly abandoning our agreement to keep global warming below 2C is to give up the fight against climate change before it even begins," said Tony de Brum, Minister in Assistance for the Marshall Islands. "'Flexibility' on our 2C limit would set the world on a path to irreversible, runaway climate change.
The core objective of the UN climate convention (UNFCCC), agreed in 1992, is to prevent "dangerous" climate change. Scores of governments believe that 2C is a realistic indication of where "dangerous" climate change begins, although a greater number - principally those highly vulnerable to impacts such as sea level rise - say even 2C is too high.
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The EU and small island nations criticize the US on global warming goals. (Original Post)
pampango
Aug 2012
OP
I wasn't aware the US had any global warming goals, other than kicking the can . . .
hatrack
Aug 2012
#2
No mention of what the EU and those small island nations think about China or India
slackmaster
Aug 2012
#3
Berlum
(7,044 posts)1. Tell it to the republicans and their overpaid propaganda pimps
hatrack
(59,594 posts)2. I wasn't aware the US had any global warming goals, other than kicking the can . . .
Gosh, you learn something new every day!
slackmaster
(60,567 posts)3. No mention of what the EU and those small island nations think about China or India
The only mention of which being the last sentence:
"A chief Chinese negotiator to the UNFCCC did not respond to a request for comment."