(Madan Menon Thottasseri)
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Finally there is light at the end of the tunnel , in the U.S! A bipartisan group reluctantly consented for the framework on the climate change bill and waved green signal to proceed further. This not only sends a strong message to the world through the global audience at Copenhagen. This will convey commitment of the U.S senate to address the challenge, and the majority leader has committed them to do so early next spring, as remarked by Senator John Kerry, Chairman of Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
He released the framework which reiterated that the U.S supports a strong international agreement with action from all countries paired with strong financial support to assist developing countries to adapt to the impacts of global change, reduce emissions from deforestation and transition to a low-carbon future. This has been sent to President Barack Osama as well.
Kerry's remarks came at a time when 192 members of the UN's Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) are meeting in Copenhagen to discuss tackling climate change. The said framework embraces the President's and the House of Representatives' commitment to reduce emissions in the range of 17 per cent in the near term and at least 80 per cent by mid-century. This also reflects the agreement reached by the G-8 in Italy last summer," the Senator said.
Kerry's remarks came at a time when 192 members of the UN's Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) are meeting in Copenhagen to discuss tackling climate change. The said framework embraces the President's and the House of Representatives' commitment to reduce emissions in the range of 17 per cent in the near term and at least 80 per cent by mid-century. This also reflects the agreement reached by the G-8 in Italy last summer," the Senator said.
Kerry said the framework keeps a firm grip for encouraging the use of all energy sources, including renewable, clean coal, natural gas and nuclear power. "We also embrace significant energy initiatives -- energy efficiency initiatives as a critical short-term opportunity to reduce our nation's energy dependence as well as household energy bills," he said.
Senator Joe Lieberman said the framework for action that they presented today is a starting point, not an end point. "But in my opinion, it does reflect some broadly held positions and hopes in the United States Senate." He too optimistically remarked -"As we release this framework today for action here in United States Senate, that we not only reflect what we have heard from our colleagues in the Senate, but we send a message to the delegates gathered in Copenhagen that the movement for climate-change legislation in the United States Senate is alive and well and moving forward."
Lieberman declared that they have made some other baseline decisions.He disclosed that his colleagues have talked about the targets, reduction of greenhouse gas pollution in the range of 17 per cent in the near term.
According to him, generally speaking, the reduction of 17% will be around 2020 and envisage it at 80% by 2053.
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