China wil snel vervolg op Kyoto accoord

"China would like the world to agree on a new framework for trading and investment in reductions of greenhouse gas emissions by 2008, and to see a longer-lasting commitment period.

U.N. climate talks in Nairobi from November 6-17 will kick off negotiations, but there are worries that delegates may struggle to even set a deadline for agreeing a new framework. The health of the carbon-trading market, worth $22 billion in the year through September and currently channeling huge amounts of investment to China, depends on a clear roadmap for its future, investors warn.

"We hope that by 2008, or at the latest 2009, we can reach an agreement, but it is not something that the Chinese government can resolve alone," said Gao Guangsheng, director general of the office of the National Coordination Committee for Climate Change."

Regeringen en leiders (en nu opnieuw China) van over de hele wereld nemen nu het voortouw in de reductie van CO2. natuurlijk ook omdat er geld te verdienen is in de wereldwijde handel in CO2 rechten. Mijn vraag alleen is: Komt het op tijd en is het genoeg?

Bron:www.reuters.com