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Publisert under: Regjeringen Stoltenberg II
Utgiver: Kunnskapsdepartementet
Nyhet | Dato: 11.06.2009 | Sist oppdatert: 16.10.2013
Verden trenger en ambisiøs klimavtale for at vi skal kunne unngå ytterligere alvorlige klimaendringer. En slik enighet må baseres på hva vitenskapen forteller oss at er nødvendig for å stabilisere det globale klima, ikke bare hva man tror er politisk mulig.
- Verden trenger en ambisiøs klimavtale for at vi skal kunne unngå ytterligere alvorlige klimaendringer. En slik enighet må baseres på hva vitenskapen forteller oss at er nødvendig for å stabilisere det globale klima, ikke bare hva man tror er politisk mulig. Dette er budskapet i en uttalelse til FNs klimakonferanse i København senere i år fra norske og internasjonale forskere, politikere og bedriftsledere som denne uken har vært samlet i Ny-Ålesund for å diskutere klimaendringer og klimapolitikk. - Vi forventer at regjeringer setter seg grundig inn i vitenskaplige undersøkelser og baserer sine beslutninger på disse fakta. |
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- Vi er spesielt bekymret for den økte risiko for en oppvarming av kloden utover 2 grader. Alle tiltak må settes inn for å redusere utslipp av CO2, uttalte deltagerne på Ny-Ålesund Symposiet. - Vi ser at finanskrisen er en mulighet for å investere i effektivisering og lav-karbonteknologi. Regjeringer oppfordres til å bruke minst 1/3 av sine tiltakspakker til å støtte ”grønn teknologi” og ”grønne jobber”. |
Foto:Statsråd for forskning og høyere utdanning Tora Aasland og den kinesiske viseforskningsministeren Liu Yauhu |
Grønn teknologi og grønne jobber For sakte fremdrift Uttalelsen blir sendt til den norske regjeringen med forventning om at denne tar oppfordringene med videre opp mot klimakonferansen i København. Det er fjerde gang et slikt møte arrangeres på Svalbard. Formålet med Ny-Ålesundsymposiet er å diskutere problemstillinger av betydning for Arktis og nordområdene som har globale konsekvenser, for eksempel klimaendringer. Symposiet arrangeres av Kings Bay AS i samarbeid med Kunnskapsdepartementet, Miljøverndepartementet, Nærings- og handelsdepartementet, Justisdepartementet og Norges forskningsråd. | |
Ny-Ålesund statement
To the Norwegian Cabinet, as party to the upcoming COP 15 negotiations, from participants in the Ny-Ålesund Symposium , Kings Bay 79° North, June 8-10, 2009. Among the participants were leading representatives from business, science, politics and civil society. The Symposium was organised to discuss the need to combine carbon pricing, regulation and publicly financed R&D for an effective climate agreement in Copenhagen:
”During the climate symposium in Ny-Ålesund we have learned firsthand a lot about the adverse effects of climate change. There is already a visible pattern of serious impacts, in particular in the Arctic, in high altitudes, in drylands and on Small Island States. We are alarmed by some of the consequences and call for ambitious measures to reduce emissions now.
The non-linear character of the climate system entails particular risks. We do not know precisely where the tipping points are, but we know that the likely consequences may be catastrophic. Now is time for action.
The world needs an ambitious climate agreement to be able to avoid further ”dangerous climate change”. Such an agreement has to be based on what science, included social science, tells us is required to stabilise the climate system, not simply on what is politically feasible.
During the symposium it was clearly demonstrated - through the studies of IPCC, Climate Works and other institutions - that the cost of action is small compared to the cost of inaction.
- We call upon governments to carefully digest the science behind climate change and its implications, both the 4th Assessment Report of IPCC and more recent reports, and to base decisions in Copenhagen on this information.
- We are particularly concerned by the building risks of exceeding a 2° degrees increase in the average temperature. All efforts must be made to limit greenhouse gas (GHG) concentration below 450 ppm CO2e, not least to avoid the positive feedback mechanisms – like methane release from the tundra or greatly reduced albedo from snow and ice - to take control. A precondition for that to happen is that global GHG emissions peak no later than 2020.
- We call upon industrialised countries to live up to their historic responsibility and provide leadership through ambitious emissions reductions and generous support for adaptation and low-carbon investments in developing countries.
- We call upon developing countries to develop emission path ways that are significantly lower than business as usual.
- We recognise the important role of business in developing solutions and the need for public/private partnerships to this end.
- We see the financial crisis as an opportunity to invest in efficiency and low-carbon technology. We urge governments to use at least 1/3 of their stimulus packages in support of green technology deployment and green jobs.
- We urge governments all over the world to multiply funding for energy research to help develop alternatives to fossil fuels and reducing the emissions from the use of hydrocarbons and help prepare for the the adverse effects of ”peak oil”.
We are deeply concerned by the slow pace of progress in the UNFCC negotiations. We therefore call upon the leaders of the major emitting countries to come together shortly to give clear direction for the Copenhagen agreement.”