Delegates from 195 countries adopted in Paris on Saturday unprecedented global agreement to fight global warming, uniting for the first time rich and developing countries, on the final day of the International Conference on Climate Change ( cop21).
“The Paris agreement on climate is adopted,” proclaimed the president of the cop21, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, after the various delegations validate the text.
This decision was applauded for several minutes in the conference center of Le Bourget, where he developed the cop21, after which many positive reactions from around the world were generated.
In a message from the House White, President Barack Obama spoke of a “firm” and “ambitious” agreement, which marks a milestone in the fight against climate change.
“The agreement in Paris does not solve the problem, but sets the sustainable framework that the world needs to solve the climate crisis, “Obama said at the White House.
” It creates the mechanism and architecture to meet this challenge effectively, “he added.
“In addition, this agreement is a strong sign to say that the world is decidedly slanted toward a low-carbon future,” he said. He considered that this should stimulate investment and innovation in clean energy “at an unprecedented rate”
United States and China are currently the two most polluting countries on the planet.; however, demonstrated in Paris this conference its intention to contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gases.
“It is true that the agreement is not perfect and needs to be improved on some points. But that has not stopped us forward (…) The agreement we have signed today in Paris is fair and just, comprehensive and balanced, ambitious, durable and effective and legally binding, “said Xie Zhenhua, head of Chinese negotiators.
“The text that we have adopted is not only an agreement; have written a new page of hope for the 7,000 million people on the planet, “said Prakash Javadekar his side, Indian Minister of Environment.
Latin American Reactions to the Paris agreement
The countries of Latin America also joined the concert of congratulations, but the voice of Nicaragua was the dissonant note.
The Brazilian government welcomed the climate agreement reached in Paris with his “decisive role “and said that promote agreements” South-South cooperation “on the issue.
” We welcome with all nations and all peoples of the world for this achievement that ensures sustainable development, preservation of the planet and the lives of all mankind, “the government said in a statement signed by President Dilma Rousseff.
For his part, Minister of Environment of Ecuador, Daniel Ortega, who was in Le Bourget, welcomed the open road this agreement to achieve climate justice.
“Paris is not an end, it’s a good start. It is the beginning of the road towards a regime of environmental justice. A regime that reflects a new global social contract, in harmony with nature; where their rights are recognized in a universal declaration. And a binding treaty that obliges multinationals to respect them, “said Ortega in the closing day of the cop21.
The Mexican delegation also expressed satisfaction with the agreement.
” Mexico joins this agreement and decisively committed. With the adoption of the Paris agreement we begin a new international regime is a breakthrough after years of hard work, we have successfully reached our appointment with history, “said Rodolfo Lacy Tamayo plenary Undersecretary of Environment and Natural Resources
Meanwhile, Nicaragua maintained its position and declared countercurrent not accompany the consensus, he said the negotiator, Paul Oquist, who described as “undemocratic” the procedure leading to the adoption of the agreement.
But everyone else, including other tough negotiators as Venezuela, expressed their satisfaction for the success of its delegate Claudia Salerno called “revolutionary.”
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