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John
Prescott, Deputy Prime Minister (UK) samples meltwater
from the Antarctic ice caps which environmental activists
were distributing to delegates arriving for the
high-level segment. Prescott reiterated the EU position
including a commitment to the bubble. A larger version of
Prescott from the morning's plenary (right) taken off the
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Al Gore
at a press conference. The US Vice-President reiterates
the US proposal for 30% cuts in emissions GHG emissions
by 2010 and tells the press that he has left it to the US
negotiators to interpret the flexibility he announced at
the COP Plenary. |
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Her
Excellency Dr Masoumeh Ebtekar, Vice-President and
Director of the Department of Environment of the Islamic
Republic of Iran states Iran's position of commitment to
a protocol and summons the spirit of Rio. |
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Her
Excellency Ms Maria Julia Alsogaray, Secretary for
Natural Resources and Human Environment of Argentina
calls for developing countries to take up voluntary but
binding commitments under the Protocol |
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FCCC
Executive Secretrary, Michael Zammit-Cutajar (centre),
reminded delegates that Zen thinking consisted of
breaking mental boundaries imposed by established ways of
looking at the world - an attitude which should be sought
during the creation of the Kyoto Protocol. |
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Her
Excellency Ms Dominque Voynet, France's Minister of
Physical Planning and the Environment called on the
European Union to reaffirm its stance and for all to
recognise the importance of a more-than-narrow-minded
approach to the issue. |
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