Overview: Addressing climate change is the concern of all
- Author: United Nations
- Main Title: World Economic and Social Survey 2009 , pp 5-22
- Publication Date: February 2009
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18356/8cae431c-en
- Language: English French, Spanish
The central message of the World Economic and Social Survey 2009 is that addressing the climate challenge cannot be met through ad hoc and incremental actions. In the first place, it requires much stronger efforts by advanced countries to cut their emissions. The fact that in this regard more than a decade has been lost since the adoption of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change1 only adds urgency to those efforts. However, even if advanced countries begin to match their words with deeds, their efforts are, by themselves, unlikely to be sufficient to meet the climate challenge. The active participation of developing countries is now required and such participation can occur only if it allows economic growth and development to proceed in a rapid and sustainable manner.
© United Nations
ISBN (PDF):
9789210557467
Book DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18356/cdacc960-en
Related Subject(s):
Economic and Social Development
Sustainable Development Goals:
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