Conference on climate сhange adaptation to be held in RF in 2011.

HUNTSVILLE, Ontario, Canada, June 26 (Itar-Tass) -- A conference on
climate change adaptation will be held in Russia in 2011, the Muskoka G8
summit declaration says.
Among environmental issues, climate change remains top of mind, it
notes.
"As we agreed in L'Aquila, we recognize the scientific view that the
increase in global temperature should not exceed 2 degrees Celsius
compared to pre-industrial levels. Achieving this goal requires deep cuts
in global emissions. Because this global challenge can only be met by a
global response, we reiterate our willingness to share with all countries
the goal of achieving at least a 50% reduction of global emissions by
2050, recognizing that this implies that global emissions need to peak as
soon as possible and decline thereafter. We will cooperate to that end. As
part of this effort, we also support a goal of developed countries
reducing emissions of greenhouse gases in aggregate by 80% or more by
2050, compared to 1990 or more recent years. Consistent with this
ambitious long-term objective, we will undertake robust aggregate and
individual mid-term reductions, taking into account that baselines may
vary and that efforts need to be comparable. Similarly, major emerging
economies need to undertake quantifiable actions to reduce emissions
significantly below business-as-usual by a specified year.
We strongly support the negotiations underway within the UN Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). We reiterate our support for the
Copenhagen Accord and the important contribution it makes to the UNFCCC
negotiations. We urge those countries that have not already done so to
associate themselves with the Accord and list their mitigation commitments
and actions. Recognizing the scientific view that the increase in global
temperature should not exceed 2 degrees Celsius, we also call for the full
and effective implementation of all the provisions of the Accord,
including those related to measurement, reporting and verification thereby
promoting transparency and trust. In this context, we are putting in place
our respective fast-start finance contributions to help address the most
urgent and immediate needs of the most vulnerable developing countries and
to help developing countries lay the ground work for long-term,
low-emission development. We express our commitment to cooperate actively
and constructively with Mexico as the President of the sixteenth meeting
of the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties on November 29 - December 10,
2010. We support related initiatives, including the UN Secretary-General's
High-Level Advisory Group on identifying long-term public and private
financing, and the Paris-Oslo Process on REDD+. We want a comprehensive,
ambitious, fair, effective, binding, post-2012 agreement involving all
countries, and including the respective responsibilities of all major
economies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
While remaining committed to fighting climate change, we discussed the
importance of ensuring that economies are climate resilient. We agreed
that more research was needed to identify impacts at the global, regional,
national and sub-national levels, and the options for adaptation,
including through infrastructural and technological innovation. We
particularly recognize the situation of the poorest and most vulnerable
countries. We will share our national experiences and plans for
adaptation, including through a conference on climate change adaptation in
Russia in 2011," the document says.





.G8 to continue to resist protectionist pressure, promote
liberalization.





HUNTVILLE, Canada, June 27 (Itar-Tass) -- As a means of sustaining
recovery from the global economic crisis, the G8 affirms its longstanding
commitment to free and open markets, the Muskoka summit declaration says.
"G8 members of the WTO renew their commitment to the successful
conclusion of the Doha Development Agenda, building on the progress
already made. We direct our representatives to engage in the spirit of
give and take through all negotiating avenues with the goal of achieving
the increased level of ambition necessary to facilitate an agreement,
recognizing the changes in the global economy since the launch of the
Agenda. We will continue to resist protectionist pressures, and to promote
liberalization of trade and investment under the WTO, through the national
reduction of barriers, as well as through bilateral and regional
negotiations."
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