18 december 2000
climate talks fail yet again
Friends of the Earth today expressed
disappointment after an attempt by EU
ministers to relaunch international talks on
climate change appears to have ended in
failure. The US has reportedly said that it
will not attend talks in Oslo that had been
scheduled for Thursday and Friday.
Tony Juniper, Policy and Campaigns
Director at Friends of the Earth said:
"We are extremely disappointed that the
governments of the world still can't agree a
solution for tackling global climate change,
the biggest environmental threat facing the
world. Whilst they dither and delay, millions
of people whose lives, livelihoods and homes
are threatened will be placed at greater
risk.
"The world must reach agreement, but it
must be an effective one. Last week President
Clinton said that climate change was a ëbig
deal'. Now he needs to act. The US must face
up to its global responsibilities and
massively reduce the level of greenhouse
gases it emits. The UN talks in Nairobi next
month may be his last chance."
Neil Verlander Press Office
Friends of the Earth England Wales&
Northern Ireland
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