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Elizabeth May

Hon. Tillman
Thomas, PM of Grenada:

The countdown has started for the 2015 deadline set by the IPCC for the peaking
and decline of GHG. After that it could be too late to protect our countries.

We cannot
ignore these deadlines. We cannot ignore the science.

UNEP gap
report released yesterday reveals the current cumulative targets are
insufficient to avoid 1.5 degrees ceiling for global average temperature
increase approved by 106 countries.  Are we prepared. No, we are not

This brings
me to the second commitment period of Kyoto Protocol. It is essential.
 AWG-LTC must be ready for next year in Durban…the clock is ticking.