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Wednesday, 7 December
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High-Level Segment
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Louise Fréchette, UN Deputy Secretary-General, said all
industrialized countries need to intensify their efforts, thus paving
the way for action in the developing world.
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Richard Kinley, UNFCCC Acting Executive Secretary, underscored the need
to increase financial support for developing countries, particularly
LDCs.
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Paul Martin, Prime Minister of Canada, said developing countries will
suffer the most from climate change and urged developed countries to
meet their responsibilities.
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Prime Minister Martin's remarks received a standing ovation.
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Michel Jarraud, Director-General of the World Meteorological Organization,
highlighted the value of climate monitoring and research that involves
national meteorological services and developing countries.
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José Antonio Ocampo, UN Under Secretary-General for Economic and Social
Affairs, recalled the 2005 World Summit's conclusions and emphasized
the need to integrate climate and development policies.
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Klaus Töpfer, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme,
urged faster and deeper cuts in greenhouse gas emissions.
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Speaking for the G-77/China, Dean Peart, Jamaica, noted the high toll from
recent extreme weather events.
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Speaking for the EU, Romania and Bulgaria, Margaret Beckett, UK, noted
an expected additional 1.3% reduction by 2010 over the EU's 8% Kyoto
Protocol target.
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Paula Dobriansky, US, said that all countries must be included in combating
climate change, and highlighted the value of bilateral and multilateral
partnerships.
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Batt O'Keefe, Ireland, supported launching a post-2012 process at this
conference.
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José Luis Luege Tamargo, Mexico, stressed the principle of common
but differentiated responsibilities.
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Jae Yong Lee, Republic of Korea, said the principles of the UNFCCC
should serve as the foundation for the post-2012 negotiation process.
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Sigmar Gabriel, Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and
Nuclear Safety, Germany, Richard Kinley, Officer in Charge, UNFCCC
Secretariat, and Jose Antonio Ocampo, UN Under Secretary-General, signed
an MOU between the UN and the government of Germany.
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Around COP 11 and COP/MOP 1
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After informal consultations, the contact group on the report of the
CDM executive board forwarded a Co-Chair's draft decision to COP/MOP 1.
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The contact group on compliance forwarded a draft decision to COP/MOP 1
for adoption.
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Canadian singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn entertained participants in the
high-level session.
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Greenpeace called for action on global warming.
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Canadian members of the secretariat staff posed with Prime Minister Paul
Martin.
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