By failing to take the necessary and urgent decisive action on climate change the leaders of the world’s most wealthy nations failed all of us, failed themselves and have risked placing the world on a pathway to runaway climate change with devastating social and environmental costs, said Tobias Muenchmeyer, Greenpeace international political advisor.
He said that by failing to commit to the crucial mid-term targets and the USD106 billion which needs to be provided annually to help developing countries tackle climate change and fund forest protection, they have failed to agree on the most important building blocks to gain an historical agreement at the Copenhagen UN Climate Summit, which is just 150 days away.
“While agreeing to keep temperature rise to below 2 degrees rise Celsius, without a clear plan, money and targets on how to do this the G8 leaders will not have helped to break the deadlock in the UN climate negotiations,” he added.
Though the G8 has failed to act, individually the G8 leaders can help break the deadlock by committing as early as possible before the UN General Assembly meets on climate on September 22, said Tobias.
"Every leader counts, and every commitment to stringent 2020 and 2050 targets will bring us closer to the necessary climate saving deal in Copenhagen in December. The consequences of catastrophic climate change means that people everywhere must join together and compel their leaders to act.”
"Time is ticking for the climate, people and the negotiations. We may as well be agreeing to meet at the summit of Mt Everest, but the ropes, boots and oxygen are still in the shop. This is too little, too late,” said Tobias.
He said that by failing to commit to the crucial mid-term targets and the USD106 billion which needs to be provided annually to help developing countries tackle climate change and fund forest protection, they have failed to agree on the most important building blocks to gain an historical agreement at the Copenhagen UN Climate Summit, which is just 150 days away.
“While agreeing to keep temperature rise to below 2 degrees rise Celsius, without a clear plan, money and targets on how to do this the G8 leaders will not have helped to break the deadlock in the UN climate negotiations,” he added.
Though the G8 has failed to act, individually the G8 leaders can help break the deadlock by committing as early as possible before the UN General Assembly meets on climate on September 22, said Tobias.
"Every leader counts, and every commitment to stringent 2020 and 2050 targets will bring us closer to the necessary climate saving deal in Copenhagen in December. The consequences of catastrophic climate change means that people everywhere must join together and compel their leaders to act.”
"Time is ticking for the climate, people and the negotiations. We may as well be agreeing to meet at the summit of Mt Everest, but the ropes, boots and oxygen are still in the shop. This is too little, too late,” said Tobias.
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