2008-02-13 18:38:19

The Fight Against Climate Change


(13 Feb 08 – RV) The small island nations around the world have told the United Nations General Assembly that climate change threatens their very existence. The UN concluded a two-day climate conference yesterday to shape the organisation’s overall policy and support its negotiations toward a new global climate treaty in 2012. Delegates from nearly 190 nations agreed in December to adopt a blueprint to control global warming gases before the end of next year. Their hope is to replace the Kyoto Protocol, which requires 37 industrial nations to cut greenhouse gases by 5 percent on average, when it expires in 2012. Columban Father Sean McDonagh has written several books on ecology and justice. He says that combating climate change means changing priorities… RealAudioMP3








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