Based on an intensive process of research and discussions, the Wuppertal Institute now puts forward its proposal for the climate summit that takes place in Copenhagen in December. It comprises far-reaching pathways for an agreement that is effective as well as equitable, through enhanced action of both industrialised and the so-called developing countries. The cornerstones are:
"The necessary financing is not about aid or alms, but about the equitable distribution of a common responsibility for a common problem", project co-ordinator Wolfgang Sterk emphasises. A key concern of him and his interdisciplinary research team is to make clear that achieving the ambitious targets will only be possible with a stable financing system and implementation steps that are made internationally transparent.
The team of authors had published a first draft of the proposal on the homepage of the Wuppertal Institute at the end of May and submitted it to a broad discussion process. For example through a workshop with journalists and during the climate negotiations in Bonn in June. The proposal was also at the center of a symposium with guests from politics, science and civil society, and Prof. Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker and Prof. Klaus Töpfer as speakers. In addition, the text was submitted to external experts for review. The many suggestions that resulted from this intensive research and discussion process were synthesised in a paper the research team will bring with it to Copenhagen.
"With this paper, the Wuppertal Institute has formulated more than a vision", its acting head, vice-president Prof. Manfred Fischedick, notes. "We have actively accompanied the international climate negotiations ever since the institute was founded. However, in the face of new political constellations internationally and dire warnings from climate science, there is an enormous pressure on the international community to act. But we are convinced that it is still possible to change course and that this proposal is presenting a feasible, effective and equitable way forward."
Press release by Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy
Responsible: Prof. Dr. Manfred Fischedick, Vice President
Contact: Dorle Riechert, Public Relations
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