Stoltenberg addressed climate change in the UN
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Published under: Stoltenberg's 2nd Government
Publisher: Office of the Prime Minister
News story | Date: 27/09/2007
"It is imperative that we reach a comprehensive post-Kyoto agreement. The new agreement must be firmly anchored in the UN, and it must include all major emitting countries and all major sectors", Prime Minister Stoltenberg said in his statement at the UN General Assembly.
"It is imperative that we reach a comprehensive post-Kyoto agreement. The new agreement must be firmly anchored in the UN, and it must include all major emitting countries and all major sectors. When we meet in Bali in December we should agree on the roadmap for the coming negotiations", Prime Minister Stoltenberg said in his statement at the United Nations General Assembly, 62nd Session.
The prime Minister also stressed that the industrialized countries bear a special responsibility for the current state of our atmosphere. "Therefore, they must also take a special responsibility for bringing the global emissions of greenhouse gases back to a sustainable level. Our long-term goal should be to avoid temperature increase above 2 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial level".
Prime Minister Stoltenberg gives his statement to the UN General Assembly, 62nd Session. Photo: Scanpix
In his statsment Prime Minister Stoltenberg aslo addressed the commitment to deliver on the UN Millennium Development Goals and The Global Campaign for the Health Millennium Development Goals.