Japan's Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada
Edited transcript of an interview on Thursday between Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada and The Australian and ABC.
The Australian
December 11, 2009 LINK TO FULL ARTICLE BELOW
Australia is one of the world's largest producers of mineral and energy commodities, and Japan is one of the world's largest industrial manufacturers. What moral obligations do our countries have in terms of climate change and ensuring the success of the Copenhagen summit?
I think that all countries around the world hold a moral responsibility in regard to this issue, in other words responsibility towards the future generations. By 2050 we want to limit the rise in temperature to 2 degrees C meaning there will have to be a halving of emissions. In the industrialised areas this will mean 80 per cent reduction.
To read the full article: http://www.theaustralian.com..au/news/world/japans-foreign-minister-katsuya-okada/story-e6frg6so-1225809200162
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