The UK is sticking by its plan to support the preservation of forests through its program for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) in Indonesia. The support is part of the country’s commitment to reducing CO2 emissions by as much as 12.5 percent below 1990 emissions by the year 2012.
“We re in a situation to accept joint responsibility. We also realize the economic difficulty faced by developing countries that are the owners of the biggest forests in this earth,” stated Phil Woolas, the UK’s Climate Change Minister, in a briefing to Climate Change Media Fellows at the EU Pavilion on Tuesday (11/12).
The UNFCCC is not just a site for delegates of 190 countries to confabulate with environmental experts and NGOs, it is also an arena for politicians to evince their concern for climate change. Pushing the moratorium in Indonesia is one of the areas of focus. A week ago, a 12 senator caucus from the Indonesian Parliament urged the stoppage of activity on peat land.
