HC Environmental Network: “United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change,” 15th Conference of the Parties and the “Kyoto Protocol” 5th Conference of the Parties will be December 7 to 18 in the Danish capital Copenhagen, the conference also known as the Copenhagen United Nations Climate Change General Assembly.
The conference has attracted worldwide attention. Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said that at present there are nearly a hundred world leaders confirmed that they would attend the climate conference.
“Kyoto Protocol” first commitment period expires in 2012. The main task of this meeting is to determine the world’s second commitment period (2012 to 2020) to address climate change arrangement.
“The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change,” Executive Secretary of the Deboaier recently said, in Copenhagen, can and must reach a new agreement. It should include three aspects: developed countries by 2020 mid-term targets; developing countries according to their ability to take action to address climate change; developed countries to help developing countries adapt to climate change mitigation in the short and long-term financial and technical support. Deboaier said: “We have no time to waste, in order to achieve a clear unified new agreement, countries need to come up with Cooperation And a spirit of compromise. ”
The United Nations Climate Change Conference in the past is usually “the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change,” the parties to the negotiating sessions, professional and technical nature. And the General Assembly to promote the success of Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen called the meeting of world leaders the last two days participants will be upgraded to the meeting “summit.”
A set of more than 400 “climate Express” After more than 10 hours after stroke, 5, arrived later in Copenhagen, Denmark.
This column equipped with conference delegates, United Nations officials, Environmental protection People and journalists “Climate Express” 5 on the morning of departure from Brussels, Cologne and Hamburg, Germany stops, then go to Denmark, the trip is about 800 km. This train’s electric locomotive traction group by the German railway company. In order to minimize travel the whole greenhouse gas emissions, the company calculated in advance the necessary trip total electricity consumption, and from the provision of clean and renewable Energy The company purchased the appropriate power input of its power supply network.
This reduction by the International Union of Railways trip to the United Nations Environment Programme, the World Natural Foundation co-sponsored by organizations such as the intention of drawing attention to public transportation to the impact of climate and environmental benefits of promotional train.
According to the organizer, even though the train take longer, but it is very environmentally friendly. From Brussels to the Copenhagen process, the carbon dioxide emissions per capita of about 38 kilograms, while sitting Car And air were 116 kg and 172 kg.
11 5, the first trains from the “Kyoto Protocol” Kyoto, Japan, the birthplace exit marked “train to Copenhagen” Activity Began. By the end of November, in the Russian railway sector organizations, and from the Far East Vladivostok to Moscow travel has been completed 10 days before and after the time-consuming, travel more than 9000 km. In addition, Germany, Netherlands and other European countries were also arranged for the train to the Brussels environmental.
The United Nations Climate Change Conference will be held December 7 to 18 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said that about 100 heads of state and government leaders confirmed to attend the General Assembly. According to the Assembly organizers, about 5,000 foreign journalists will come to report on meetings and participate in meetings of national experts and NGO representatives will number more than 1.5 million people.
