Danish Prime Minister Lars Rasmonsen in the opening speech, adding that the talks must lead to overcoming the deep distrust between the rich and poor countries regarding the way to share carbon emission reductions.
The Copenhagen Conference - The UN Climate Change Conference opened yesterday (Sunday) in an atmosphere of hope for an agreement to be reached within the next two weeks.
"The agreement is within reach," said Danish Prime Minister Lars Rasmussen in the opening speech, adding that the talks must lead to overcoming the deep distrust between the rich and poor countries regarding the way to share carbon emission reductions.
The presence of over a hundred world leaders at the conference means an opportunity that the world cannot afford to miss, according to Rasmonsen.
In a press briefing, the president of the United Nations Organization for the Climate Change Conference, Connie Hedgard, said that the "deadline is throbbing" referring to the fact that both developed and developing countries have set targets for reducing carbon emissions even before the conference.
In response to the question of whether there is enough time to reach an agreement in Copenhagen, Hedgard said that there will always be a feeling that there is not enough time for the mission that had to be done, but "within the time allotted to us, we must solve the task."
In addition to commitments to reduce emissions, an important aspect of the discussions will deal with the financial aspects of mediation and adaptation to climate change in developing countries. At a press conference, the UN's chief climate negotiator Yvo de Boer said that there will be talks about the amount of money required from the developed countries. But an important issue is "how to allocate the still limited resources", he said.
On December 17 and 18, 110 heads of state will arrive in Copenhagen in order to sign a global political climate agreement. If the agreement is indeed reached, the UN will prepare to make it a legal document that will replace the Kyoto Protocol as a regulatory tool.
US President Barack Obama plans to speak today (after closing this article and before his trip to Copenhagen) with former Vice President Al Gore. As you remember, Gore won the Nobel Prize in 2007 for his mobilization in the fight to stop climate change. Obama will also speak Wednesday with environmental leaders and American business people to discuss climate change.
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The Ministry of Tourism is interested in increasing the production and export capacity of products and services in the field of climate technologies, in building a local green industry, and ensuring the existence and prosperity of the industry in Israel," says Minister of Tourism Binyamin (Foad) Ben Eliezer today ahead of the departure of the Israeli delegation to the Copenhagen conference .
The Israeli delegation will be attended by representatives of the TMT Ministry, who will focus on the discussions mainly on the issues of reduction and the consequences for the business sector and industry, and on the issue of dealing with and the technical and financial tools that are supposed to help the transfer of technologies between the countries.
Recently, a new administration was established in the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, which focuses on the issue of the environment and industrial regulation, headed by Ehad Orenstein.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Benjamin (Foad) Ben Eliezer points out that the representatives of his ministry are important in participating in the conference. "Decisions made in Copenhagen or in further discussions may have far-reaching consequences for the Israeli economy."
In some areas, the Ministry of Taxation will initiate and lead the design and formulation of policy on a number of issues:
- Designing policy tools to reduce emissions in industry, including integration into international carbon markets. It is possible to adapt the existing assistance tools in the Ministry of Public Works and Transport for these purposes, and at the same time build dedicated assistance tools.
- Building a mechanism to support the export of climate technologies to developing countries and developed countries.
- Designing policy tools that will support building a local climate industry.
- Forming positions regarding trade barriers and trade laws following an international agreement on climate change.
It should be noted that representatives of the Ministry of Tourism Ilan Divon, from the Environment and Sustainable Development Administration, and Gadi Wiseman from the Foreign Trade Administration will lead several areas at the Copenhagen conference, including leading the field of technology transfer, participation in discussions that may affect industry and/or employment, identifying business opportunities on environmental issues for Israeli factories, including a review of the proposals of the green bodies from Israel.
Minister Erdan is preparing for the conference
The Minister of Environmental Protection, Gilad Erdan, was last Thursday, December 3, a guest of a green embassy event at the Danish Embassy.
The Ambassador of Denmark in Israel, Ms. Lislotte Plessner, opened her speech in Hebrew and noted that while she was running her morning run at the foot of Geash beach, she saw, like every morning, how beautiful Israel is and how important it is to preserve this beauty. The ambassador noted the importance of the climate conference and the need for the countries to reach a binding agreement at the conference. The ambassador presented the various actions of Denmark in the green field and also the activity of the embassy here in Israel, which declared itself as the first green embassy in Tel Aviv. The embassy presented the new embassy bicycles - green bicycles decorated with the Danish flag, with which the embassy personnel travel to meetings in Tel Aviv and save traveling by car, which results in the emission of gases that harm the climate. The ambassador demonstrated to the guests how simple it is to use the pair of bicycles and went for a short ride among the people around.
The Minister of Environmental Protection, Gilad Erdan, also spoke at the events and presented the actions of the Israeli government to combat climate change. The minister pointed out that the public in Israel should know that by implementing a few simple steps we can reduce the consequences of our lifestyle on the damage to the environment, while engaging in the fight against global warming.
The minister added that the aim at the conference is to adopt a new global agreement centered on goals and actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, setting timetables and methods of implementation for the countries that are members of the Climate Convention and the Kyoto Protocol. The decisions that will be made at the conference will have significant economic consequences for the world economy, as well as for the economy in Israel, and possibly lead to a real environmental revolution.
For news from the opening ceremony quoted at the beginning of this article on the conference website
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Michael, this is about the public, including you, not about the oil companies, they have nothing to worry about in any scenario.
You dig your own grave and enter it singing.
It's amusing to think that an ambassador is walking around the streets of Tel Aviv on a green bicycle.
I wonder if she has two flags of Sweden on the handlebars...
And what do they drink there? Grass juice?
Tamir, it seems that the purpose of the conference is exactly the opposite, to transfer money from rich countries to poor countries, but yes, you are right, all with the help of the big AGW lie.
My heart is with the poor oil gods.
It's good that there is someone fighting Ahmadinejad's war!
The conference will only succeed in making the poor poorer and the rich richer
All with the help of the big warming lie.
In light of the new (or hidden and old) information on the climate issue - first of all, the title of the committee should be changed to the committee to reduce the burning of fossil fuels. This is a worthy and important green goal for many reasons - health, political correctness (reducing dependence on dictators), logical utilization of perishable resources, and more.
This is not semantics - setting a correct title directs attention and resources to places where they will be used more effectively.