We cannot allow one country to declare as dead the process for addressing this major global issue. In all countries, climate change will be on top of the political agenda for a long time to come. By choosing not to be part of the process the United States will miss this opportunity. The evidence of climate change is based on a broad consensus among the world scientific community. We were happy to note that nobody on the US side questioned the science about climate change.
All countries have a responsibility to mitigate the effects of climate change.
This is particularly true for the industrialized countries which must take the lead. Environment Commissioner Margot Wallstr m will take part in the meetings in China and Japan on 8 th and 11 th April. Commissioner Wallstr m continued to Canada this evening for talks with the Canadian Environment Minister. Copyright European Union, 2000.