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| The
dias during the morning session: UNEP Executive Director, Klaus Töpfer;
UNDP Assistant Administrator Zéphirin Diabré; Under Secretary General
for Economic and Social Affairs Nitin Desai; CSD President Beldrich
Moldar, Secretariat; UNEP Governing Council President and Canadian
Minister for the Environment David Anderson |
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Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs Nitin Desai underlined
that this is the first time an integrated discussion on energy is
taking place at a political level within the UN. |
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UNEP
Executive Director Klaus Töpfer noted UNEP's: preparation of
the third Global Environmental Outlook; launch of a new environmental
information portal; development of the Sustainable Alternative network;
and its enhanced support for the IPCC.
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David
Anderson, UNEP Governing Council President, described
the establishment of an open-ended Intergovernmental Group of
Ministers on international environmental governance, noting that
its work should culminate as input to the preparatory process
for the World Summit on Sustainable Development.
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Swedish
Environment Minister Kjell Larsson, speaking
for the EU,
said, inter alia: highlighted the EU's commitment to the
ODA target of 0.7% of GNP; called on the CSD to recognize the
realities that some countries opt for nuclear energy; noted possibilities
to leap-frog unsustainable and inefficient forms of energy production;
called on international financing institutions to make sustainable
transport a priority; and underlined the need to support CSD work
on indicators for sustainable development.
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Ambassador
Bagher Asadi, speaking for the G-77/China, said that the negotiating
text on energy presents a good basis for negotiation; underlined the
need for developing country access to affordable transport; urged
greater capacity building, technology transfer and financial resources;
called on the IPPC to support participation of developing country
experts; and expressed hope that provision be made for the Group's
concerns on sustainable development indicators. |
John
Prescott, Deputy Prime Minister, UK, (right) speaks with Mark
Hambley, US
John
Prescott, UK, underlined the importance of investing in
public transport systems, urged world leaders to commit themselves
to attend the 2002 Summit, and called for a redoubling of efforts
to make progress at the Bonn climate talks
Ambassador
Mark Hambley, USA, noted an ongoing national energy policy
review and said country-specific circumstances must be considered
in choosing from a mix of energy and policy options.
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Robert
Hill,Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Australia
Chile
noted developed countries unsatisfactory implementation of the Climate
Change convention and, for the Rio Group, invited the US to reconsider
its position on the Protocol, and expressed concern at the unprecedented
growth of the ozone hole over the Southern hemisphere and transportation
of nuclear waste along its coastlines. Expressing surprise at Chile's
statement, Australia (left) elaborated its programmes on
green house gas (GHG) emissions reduction and, whilst noting a wealth
increase globally, acknowledged its inequitable distribution and
government inability to influence equity, added that the challenge
is how to engage markets and capital to meet needs effectively.
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Satu
Hassi, Minister of the Environment, Finland, said that ambitious
environmental policy stimulates technological innovation, that
it had attained its carbon emissions reduction targets and offered
cycling, walking and public transport as transport alternatives,
which cut public health expenditure.
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Minister Jürgen Tritten speaks with members of his delegation
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| French
Environment Minister Dominique Voynet with Danish Environment Minister
(left) and with German Minister Jurgen Tritten (right) |
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Svend
Auken, Minister of the Environment and Energy, Denmark,
underlined the importance of energy conservation and renewables,
and noted Denmark's achievements in decoupling energy use from economic
growth while increasing jobs. He argued that nuclear energy is not
compatible with sustainable development, and urged governments to
ensure concrete results at the 2002 Summit.
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Joe
Jacob, Irish Minister for the Department of Public Enterprise,
said nuclear energy is unsustainable, and added that some orgaizations
were using global warming concerns to relaunch nuclear energy and
called for solutions at source, not at the tail end.
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Pete
Hodgson, Minister of Energy, New Zealand
Shen
Guofang, Deputy Permanent Representative, China
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David
Syz, Secretariat of State for Economy, Switzerland, called for
locally-available renewable energy resources, sustainable forms
of mobility and full-cost accounting for transport, and urged CSD-9
to make a strong political statement to conclude the UNFCCC COP-6.
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The
International
Labour Organization (ILO) (left) noted that sustainable
employment and poverty reduction require investment and social dialogue;
a youth representative questioned why the CSD-9 dialogue on energy
has primarily focused on producing energy supply, not reducing demand.
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