POZNAN'S JOURNAL
Expectations and achievements
Elisa Ferreira
MEP - PES
The objective of the Poznan meeting is to create momentum and set the pace for the achievement of the Bali Road Map and for a final agreement on climate in 2009.
A set of external factors could have endangered this objective, namely the transitional process in the US administration and, in particular, the recent financial crisis with major consequences in the prospects for growth and employment all over the world.
The most important, and eventually the only relevant conclusion from the Poznan meeting is the reinforcement of the prospects for a global deal in Copenhagen 2009. In fact, contrary to the initial fears and doubts, the global chances for a real deal have been reinforced rather than weakened in this COP.
The global character of the climate crisis called for global solutions and the assumed compromises by the President-elect Barack Obama and by a number of other major partners such as Brazil, Mexico, China, Norway, South Africa, among others, show that a new momentum has been created and intensified in which the EU can move from a pioneering, but rather isolated, task into a real global climate partnership capable of generating concrete and timely solutions for the global climate change combat. The EU has, until now, taken the lead on climate change but it now has the responsibility to deliver on its promises if it wants to continue ahead of the climate game as it deserves.
Elisa Ferreira
MEP - PES
The objective of the Poznan meeting is to create momentum and set the pace for the achievement of the Bali Road Map and for a final agreement on climate in 2009.
A set of external factors could have endangered this objective, namely the transitional process in the US administration and, in particular, the recent financial crisis with major consequences in the prospects for growth and employment all over the world.
The most important, and eventually the only relevant conclusion from the Poznan meeting is the reinforcement of the prospects for a global deal in Copenhagen 2009. In fact, contrary to the initial fears and doubts, the global chances for a real deal have been reinforced rather than weakened in this COP.
The global character of the climate crisis called for global solutions and the assumed compromises by the President-elect Barack Obama and by a number of other major partners such as Brazil, Mexico, China, Norway, South Africa, among others, show that a new momentum has been created and intensified in which the EU can move from a pioneering, but rather isolated, task into a real global climate partnership capable of generating concrete and timely solutions for the global climate change combat. The EU has, until now, taken the lead on climate change but it now has the responsibility to deliver on its promises if it wants to continue ahead of the climate game as it deserves.
Photo: Elisa Ferreira and Silvia A. Ticäu (right) and Ritta Myller (left) in a working group.
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