Respond to the climate emergency through collective action, it is trying to do what the international community met this week in Lima, Peru. And first positive signal: the Green Fund, a developing country assistance mechanisms, exceeds ten billion dollars with contributions from Australia ($ 166 million) and Belgium (51 million euros).
Protecting the environment and the economy, it is the creed of Canada. Considered a major polluter, the country does not intend to move without the United States. "Our record speaks for itself marks Canadian Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq. We have shown that it is possible to protect the environment while supporting economic growth. In fact, by 2012, emissions of greenhouse gases were 5.1% below 2005 levels, while the economy grew by 10.6% during the same period. "
"The time has passed for patching up" to limit warming to two degrees says the secretary general of the UN.
The summit in Lima has to conclude next year in Paris an international agreement to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases after 2020.
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