Rich Countries Over Their Head in Eco Debt
Published on November 30th, 2007
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Developed countries are failing to meet Kyoto Protocol targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, and must drastically cut them for the sake of poorer countries, says a UN report.
The authors argue that rich countries are driving an “ecological debt crisis”, which will affect the world’s poor earliest and hardest.
The Human Development report of the UN Development Programme (UNDP), launched yesterday (28 November), calls for urgent action to align energy policies with commitments to cut emissions by at least 80 per cent by 2050.
