Thursday, August 29, 2002

NY Times: The allies are battling over the question of targets and time frames The European Union says these talks must produce a strong plan with firm deadlines so the world's leaders can be held accountable for their actions. The United States opposes targets and deadlines, saying it would rather finance specific projects than support goals that might ultimately prove meaningless.... The United States has been repeatedly, and sharply, criticized for refusing to commit to concrete obligations.... "You can't say that the Europeans are dashing around reducing emissions furiously," said Gordon Shepherd, the director of international policy at the World Wildlife Fund. "But they have acknowledged that they have to. They've sent a message that things must change." 7:08:48 AM    comment []  trackback []

Susan Burns reports from Johannesburg: Thabo Mbeki, the President of South Africa and the architect of the African Union. He has a strong message: "Our common and decisive victory against domestic apartheid (in South Africa) confirms that you, the peoples of the world, have both the responsibility and the possibility to achieve a decisive victory against global apartheid. Out of Johannesburg and out of Africa, must emerge something new that takes the world forward away from the entrenchment of global apartheid, to the realization of the goals of sustainable development." 7:04:06 AM    comment []  trackback []