ID :
11854
Tue, 07/08/2008 - 11:27
Auther :
Shortlink :
https://oananews.org//node/11854
The shortlink copeid
Russia meets obligations on greenhouse gas emission reduction
TOYAKO (Japan), July 8 (Itar-Tass) - Russia has fulfilled itsobligations to neutralize greenhouse gas emissions of its own and even of other states, Director of the Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring Alexander Bedritsky said on Monday.
"Since 1990 we have very strongly reduced volumes of harmful emissions into the atmosphere. At present, Russia releases only 6 percent of the total global cycle. Besides, a third of the world's hydrocarbons goes through our forests, that is, our trees process about 500 million tons of harmful substances," he said.
The "summary emission figure of China is 24 percent, of the U.S. 21 percent, of the European Union 12 percent, and of India 8 percent",Bedritsky said.
"Thus, we have even have compensated the whole load of our country since the pre-industrial period and fulfilled the task of neutralizing effects of our emissions even for other states." The chief of the environmental monitoring service said G8 leaders had "not simple discussions" at the summit in Japan on Monday, but the "Russia's stance remained unaltered and strong.""Everything is all right with us, and we shall fulfil our obligations (under the Kyoto protocol) even with annual 7 percent economic growth and dynamic increase in energy effectiveness by 2015-17," Bedritsky said.
He added that politicians of other countries often use the globalclimate change problem as a non-trade instrument for promoting goods and winning markets.
"'Ecologically clean products of the life activity are offered everywhere that actually have little influence on the change of theclimate. And many states do not fulfil their obligations to reduce real emissions into the atmosphere".
A problem of concluding general agreements on the change of climate lies in that developing countries do not want to assume obligations to decrease greenhouse gas emissions for a long-term, waiting to see how developed nations perform in this sphere.
"The talks on the adoption of obligations (by the G8 states) on emissions after 2012 are to be finished by December 2009. However,differences of stances remain," Bedritsky, said.
Russia has proposed a mechanism that would encourage voluntary decisions on emission reduction. "But developing countries do not wantsuch mechanism so far," he said.
"Since 1990 we have very strongly reduced volumes of harmful emissions into the atmosphere. At present, Russia releases only 6 percent of the total global cycle. Besides, a third of the world's hydrocarbons goes through our forests, that is, our trees process about 500 million tons of harmful substances," he said.
The "summary emission figure of China is 24 percent, of the U.S. 21 percent, of the European Union 12 percent, and of India 8 percent",Bedritsky said.
"Thus, we have even have compensated the whole load of our country since the pre-industrial period and fulfilled the task of neutralizing effects of our emissions even for other states." The chief of the environmental monitoring service said G8 leaders had "not simple discussions" at the summit in Japan on Monday, but the "Russia's stance remained unaltered and strong.""Everything is all right with us, and we shall fulfil our obligations (under the Kyoto protocol) even with annual 7 percent economic growth and dynamic increase in energy effectiveness by 2015-17," Bedritsky said.
He added that politicians of other countries often use the globalclimate change problem as a non-trade instrument for promoting goods and winning markets.
"'Ecologically clean products of the life activity are offered everywhere that actually have little influence on the change of theclimate. And many states do not fulfil their obligations to reduce real emissions into the atmosphere".
A problem of concluding general agreements on the change of climate lies in that developing countries do not want to assume obligations to decrease greenhouse gas emissions for a long-term, waiting to see how developed nations perform in this sphere.
"The talks on the adoption of obligations (by the G8 states) on emissions after 2012 are to be finished by December 2009. However,differences of stances remain," Bedritsky, said.
Russia has proposed a mechanism that would encourage voluntary decisions on emission reduction. "But developing countries do not wantsuch mechanism so far," he said.
