Blair calls for conversion of emissions pledges into concrete measures

Copenhagen, December 13 (Xinhua) Britain's former Prime Minister Tony Blair, 13th, called on countries participating in the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference to translate greenhouse gas emissions pledges into practical concrete measures. As one of the co-sponsors of the International NGO Climate Group, Blair said in a speech in Copenhagen on the same day that specific measures to address climate change would be especially fair to developing countries that are industrializing.　　Therefore, "the Copenhagen Conference is going to work out the policy principles we need to address the issue of climate change within a framework of credible and achievable policy principles". The EU is now committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2020 by 1990. The United States has proposed that by 2020, the United States will reduce emissions by 17% on 2005 basis. But the conversion is equivalent to 4% reduction on the basis of 1990. In this respect, Blair said: "These commitments are still lower than the scientific argument on the basis of the required emission reduction targets." "The same day, Blair also released a report of the" climate Organization, "the key elements of the Copenhagen climate deal. The report argues that the key to this Conference is for countries to work together to create a new way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and lead to a low-carbon future, minimizing the "terrible and irreversible" risks posed by climate change.