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Monday, November 30, 2009 - 4.25 GMT |
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Realistic
changes in emission patterns required -
Foreign Minister |
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Realistic
changes
in
emission
patterns
are
urgently
required
to
prevent
dangerous
interference
with the
climate
system
and
achieve
the
ultimate
objectives
of the
International
Conventions
on
environment,
said
Foreign
Minister
Rohitha
Bogollagama
during
the
discussions
on
Climate
Change
at the
Commonwealth
Foreign
Ministers’
Meeting
held in
Trinidad
&
Tobago.
He
elaborated
that
common
but
differentiated
responsibilities
is an
important
principle
and
emphasized
the need
for
additional
incentives
including
financial
flows
for
developing
countries
to make
commitments
to
enhanced
action
on
mitigation
and
adaptation.
He
observed
that
certain
countries
should
reduce
their
domestic
Green
House
Gas
emission
by at
least
49%
below
the 1990
levels
in the
second
commitment
period.
He
stated
that
their
total
emission
reductions
will be
determined
by
applying
the
principle
of
historical
responsibility,
debt and
addressing
the
needs of
developing
countries.
Minister
Bogollagama
outlined
that
efforts
of
adaptation
of
developing
countries
like Sri
Lanka
without
a proper
financing
mechanism
will not
be a
success
in the
long
term. In
this
context
he
observed
that the
Adaptation
Fund
under
the
Kyoto
Protocol
as being
inadequate
for
purposes
of
adaptation
in
developing
countries,
and
suggested
that
this
fund be
under
the
Convention.
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