Kyoto Negotiator Prescott – Obama must do MORE!
EU Kyoto Negoitator John Prescott has given his response to President Obama’s speech, saying he must do more to help secure a political agreement that is credible .
In a vlog on his New Earth Deal website (www.newearthdeal.org) he says:
“Well I’ve heard President Obama’s speech here in Copenhagen and I do have to say to him, it’s wonderful to hear an American President say we’ve got to do something and get action not talk.
“But I was a little bit put out when he said nothing has happened since the Kyoto. That’s certainly true in America but not in Europe. We lived up to a lot of our Kyoto oblogations and the deal President Obama has announced is still less than what European nations have observed since Kyoto.
“It’s still the largest and wealthiest nation and the greatest emitter. So hopefully that speech is a statement of his position at the moment. But when he gets in the room with Gordon and others he’s going to have to offer a little bit more.
“As I told the Chinese environment minister, he’s got to wriggle a little bit more and Europe’s got to be talking about 30% as the minimum not the maximum.
“All these three groups have got to make a change so let’s hope that’s going to happen in the next couple of hours so we do have a political agreement that is credible.”
Former UK Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott was in Copenhagen for the United Nations Climate Change Convention (COP15.)
Mr Prescott was there as the Rapporteur on Climate Change for the Council of Europe and leading its New Earth Deal campaign for a fairer deal for the developing countries. You can follow his daily diary at www.newearthdeal.org.
