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November 27, 2012

U.S. Resists Calls for Deeper Emissions Cuts at U.N. Climate Summit 
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The United States on Monday resisted calls for deeper emissions cuts,
saying the Obama administration would hold fast to a 2009 pledge to cut
emissions by 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020. The statement came
despite a plea by poorer countries for greater action to help the world
avoid more severe storms, droughts and rising ocean levels. One analyst
with Action Aid USA noted that climate change has a harsher impact on
poor countries.

Brandon Wu: "What happens when there is a drought in the U.S, and food
prices go up, what happens when there is a hurricane that hits New York
— you know, it is a big deal, it's a problem, but what happens
when those same disasters hit countries that are not nearly as well
resourced? What happens when say a hurricane hits say Haiti, for
example, what happens when there is a drought in the Sahel? The impacts
are much more severe and there is a real climate justice dimension to
this conversation that needs to have a much higher profile in the United
States."

 

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