“No cheap and dirty choices”
8. Dezember 2008 HW
There is concern that climate negotiations this year and next could be overshadowed by the worsening global economy. Yvo de Boer, executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, warned against making “cheap and dirty” choices when it comes to energy investments. “We must focus on the opportunities for green growth,” he said on a press conference at the UN Climate Change Conference in Poznan. Countries like the host country Poland and the Czech Republic oppose deep cuts in carbon dioxide emissions, saying they unfairly penalise their dependence on coal.
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