Nos próximos 14 dias líderes de todo o mundo estarão reunidos na capital dinamarquesa para discutir as alterações climáticas.
Over the next 14 days several leaders from around the world will gather in the Danish capital to discuss climate change.
Pendant les prochains 14 jours, dirigeants des quatre coins du monde se réuniront dans la capitale danoise pour discuter du changement climatique.
A cimeira de Copenhaga arranca hoje com a presença confirmada de 105 chefes de Estado, que representam juntos cerca de 89 por cento da riqueza mundial e 80 por cento das emissões de gases.
O encontro procura criar um acordo que substitua o Protocolo de Quioto. Este estabeleceu um calendário segundo o qual os países-membros tinham a obrigação de reduzir a emissão de gases do efeito estufa em, pelo menos, 5,2% em relação aos níveis de 1990, no período entre 2008 e 2012.
Em linhas gerais, a discussão para um novo acordo deve definir as metas e os meios necessários para atingi-las. A complexidade desta negociação está justamente no grau de esforço exigido a cada um dos países, visto que a redução das emissões implica em custos financeiros.
A cimeira mobiliza mais de 15 mil pessoas e espera-se que milhares de activistas de todo o mundo se juntem para pedir um acordo ambicioso.
The Copenhagen Summit kicks off today with the confirmed presence of 105 heads of state, which together represent about 89 percent of global wealth and 80 percent of emissions.
The meeting seeks to create an agreement to replace the Kyoto Protocol. This agreement had established a timetable according to which each member country was required to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by at least 5.2% (compared to 1990 levels) between 2008 and 2012.
In general, the discussion to a new agreement should define the goals and the means to achieve them. The complexity of this negotiation is precisely the degree of effort required by each country, since the reduction of emissions involves financial costs.
The summit brings together more than 15 thousand people and it is expected that thousands of activists from around the world come together to seek an ambitious agreement.
Le Sommet de Copenhague démarre aujourd’hui avec la confirmation de la présence de 105 chefs d’Etat, qui représentent ensemble environ 89 pour cent des richesses mondiales et 80 pour cent des émissions.
La réunion vise à créer un accord destiné à remplacer le protocole de Kyoto. Cet accord avait établi un calendrier selon lequel chaque pays membre était appelé à réduire les émissions de gaz d’au moins 5,2% (par rapport aux niveaux de 1990) entre 2008 et 2012.
En général, le débat à un nouvel accord devrait définir les objectifs et les moyens de les atteindre. La complexité de cette négociation est précisément le degré d’effort requis par chaque pays, puisque la réduction des émissions implique des coûts financiers.
Ce sommet réunit plus de 15 mille personnes et il est prévu que des milliers de militants venus du monde entier se réunissent pour rechercher un accord ambitieux.
Well, there are the first disappointments. I recommend the text of Naomi Klein at The Nation:
http://www.thenation.com/blogs/copenhagen/504463/copenhagen_where_africa_took_on_obama
(..)one of the most interesting developments here is that Africa is clearly cooling off its Obama love affair. For months the African negotiating bloc has been the toughest and most united voice in the climate talks. At a pre-conference negotiation in Barcelona, the African team walked out en masse–a protest against the paltry emissions cuts proposed by the rich world, led by the U.S.
Today, while big NGOs bit their tongues, Lumumba Di-Aping, the Sudanese chairman of the G77 group of developing nations, greeted the news that rich countries will spend a mere $10-billion helping poor states cope with climate change by saying that it was “not enough to buy us coffins.” And when the Danish draft of the final agreement was leaked to The Guardian–incorporating much of Washington’s destructive wish list–it was the Africans who were out protesting it first.
Comment by Natalia — December 9, 2009 @ 2:45 pm