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Minister of the Environment, Jan-Erik Enestam:"ASEM climate declaration could make a change"
"I hope that the ASEM meeting will adopt a declaration on climate issues. It would be good news indeed, if the declaration would support the constructive dialogue initiated in the Montreal climate conference last year", said Minister of the Environment Jan-Erik Enestam when he opened the Europe-Asia dialogue on climate challenge in Helsinki. The seminar began today on the eve of the ASEM 6 meeting, which takes place on 10-11 September.
According to Enestam, support from the ASEM Partners could really make a change in combating climate change: "The European and Asian countries at ASEM represent more than a third of all investments in the energy sector in the world. They are esti-mated to invest 6.3 trillion dollars during the next 25 years. Imagine the tremendous benefits for the climate, if this money is invested wisely."
Enestam stresses the high level of the ASEM 6 meeting in Helsinki. "The decisions made here can have a profound and far-reaching effect on numerous climate change actions in the future. Just think about the new opportunities it could open for energy-efficient technology, for instance. Or picture what a boost the meeting could give to market-based mechanisms."
These topics will also be discussed at the Nairobi Climate Conference* in November. The Nairobi agenda includes several issues essential to many ASEM Partners, for in-stance, adaptation to climate change and technology transfer.
For more information:
Christian Sjöstrand,Political Adviser to the Finnish Minister of the Environment:tel. +358 50 5997 876
*The Nairobi Climate Conference will take place on 6-17 November. It consists of several sessions, for instance, the 12th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Climate Change Convention and the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol.
According to Enestam, support from the ASEM Partners could really make a change in combating climate change: "The European and Asian countries at ASEM represent more than a third of all investments in the energy sector in the world. They are esti-mated to invest 6.3 trillion dollars during the next 25 years. Imagine the tremendous benefits for the climate, if this money is invested wisely."
Enestam stresses the high level of the ASEM 6 meeting in Helsinki. "The decisions made here can have a profound and far-reaching effect on numerous climate change actions in the future. Just think about the new opportunities it could open for energy-efficient technology, for instance. Or picture what a boost the meeting could give to market-based mechanisms."
These topics will also be discussed at the Nairobi Climate Conference* in November. The Nairobi agenda includes several issues essential to many ASEM Partners, for in-stance, adaptation to climate change and technology transfer.
For more information:
Christian Sjöstrand,Political Adviser to the Finnish Minister of the Environment:tel. +358 50 5997 876
*The Nairobi Climate Conference will take place on 6-17 November. It consists of several sessions, for instance, the 12th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Climate Change Convention and the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol.
