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"en.20091124.3.2-088"2
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"No one can ignore the extreme urgency of achieving an international post-Kyoto agreement to substantially reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
We must make sure that the earth does not heat up by more than two degrees. If we are to achieve this, global emissions must be reduced by at least 30% over the next 10 years. The future of humanity hangs in the balance, and time is running out. This is our one chance to alleviate the effects of climate change, which are already making themselves felt, and which may come to be the most severe problem of the 21st century.
As we who live on islands are those who contribute least to these changes, we are seriously concerned by this issue.
The European Union must continue to play a leading role and to speak with one voice on environmental issues. It will have to use all its political clout to ensure that a firm agreement is reached by the major global powers at the forthcoming summit in Copenhagen. Taking decisive steps and changing the global model of energy use – as Portugal and the Azores have already done – is vitally important, along with investment in renewable energy and energy efficiency."@en1
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