Japan Committed to Making Doha Climate Change Conference Success - Minister

Doha, December 05 (QNA) - Japan has confirmed its commitment to the success of the Doha Conference on Climate Change (COP18-CMP8), currently in session here . Japanese Environment Minister Hiroyuki Nagahama during a press conference held today on the sidelines of the conference, said: "We hope that all parties would sign the second commitment period of the Kyoto protocol, due to be implemented as of first of January,2013 . He said that his country was able to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 9.2 percent. He affirmed his country's continuation in support of developing countries to adapt to the impact of climate change , explaining that the public and private sectors in Japan contributed so far about 4.17 billion U.S. dollars to support developing countries in strengthening their efforts to adapt to climate change . He added : "We continue to support, and help developing countries and least developed countries in strengthening their efforts to adapt to climate impacts, and also continue to provide high level technical and technological support in this context. " He expressed Japan's desire to expand its efforts to support the process of sustainable development in developing countries, and to provide them with techniques to limit the emissions of carbon dioxide. The Japanese Environment Minister referred to his country's success in the launch of the satellite (GOSAT) and (newpokie), noting the high potential enjoyed by the GOSAT in the tracing gas emissions in the worldwide. He added that the (GOSAT) can monitor about 20 thousand points emitting carbon dioxide in the world, in addition to ground control points that also monitoring and tracking gas emissions and other greenhouse gases. He said that Japan is trying now to launch the second satellite (GOSAT2), which pointed to super potential to monitor and track the degree of the dangers of greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, and to reduce them.(QNA)