But to do so will require another sustained quality - clear and determined commitment. This Conference must deliver that commitment. Targets and Actions Targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions must be ambitious, realistic, cost-effective and achievable. Governments have to set the framework which delivers these results. To do so, they have to harness market forces to reduce emissions at least cost.
Voluntary actions can contribute.
So can new efficiency standards and fuel switching. Many potential technical solutions require increased incentives. Some, of course, may be politically painful. So, energy will play a critical part in the solution to climate change. We cannot have a secure energy future so long as the greenhouse gas problem is left un-managed.