UN General Assembly
2011

security. We view the cutting of carbon emissions not as a burden but rather as an opportunity — an opportunity not just to protect the climate, but also to create new jobs and grow our economies. For these reasons, Maldives is proud to announce that we will dedicate a minimum of 2 per cent of our total Government revenue to investments in renewable energy. We look forward to the day when the international community will adopt a legally binding climate treaty. We welcome the incorporation of the political pledges contained in the Copenhagen Accord into the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change process in Cancún. In Durban, we look forward to helping to advance the process so that we can reach the elusive prize of an agreement that protects the climate and the interests of vulnerable nation-States. From the very beginning, the sustainable development of small island developing States (SIDS) has been inextricably linked to the Rio process. Unfortunately, the objectives defined in the Barbados Programme of Action and the Mauritius Strategy have,