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"Mr President, I completely agree that we must push to find a legally binding agreement in Copenhagen. The agreement must be strong enough to combat the challenge of climate change and, at the same time, it must be balanced and fair with regard to developing countries.
Industrialised countries must promise a reduction of at least 40% in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 and a reduction of between 80% and 95% by 2050 compared to 1990 levels.
By 2020, the EU must commit EUR 30 billion a year as climate funding for developing countries, on top of foreign development aid.
Unfortunately, there are people in Europe who are very interested in using other countries’ reluctance to take the necessary steps as an excuse for the EU not to fulfil its obligations. This type of approach is extremely short-sighted.
Irrespective of the results of the Copenhagen talks, the EU must carry on and lay down and implement effective targets for the reduction of emissions, develop new clean technologies and commit itself to climate justice, so that developing countries will not be saddled with reaping what the developed world sowed."@en1
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