EU Climate Chief Says Global Agreement Must be Legally Binding for All Countries

摘要

During a visit to China to see firsthand how the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases plans to reduce emissions, European Union Commissioner for Climate Action Connie Hedegaard said all countries must do their part to fight climate change and that whatever commitments they make should be "legally binding." Hedegaard spoke during a news conference in Beijing, responding to a proposal in a recent United Nations report that would make emission-reduction commitments binding for developed nations but voluntary for developing ones. "There is no doubt that we need some kind of differentiation [about] who does what," Hedegaard said. "It will not be the same for different countries. But when we have identified this differentiation, I see no reason why it should not be legally binding.... We see no reason why we should have this old firewall."