Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud reiterated the call for CO2 reductions of at least 45% by 2020 and 95% by 2050 among Annex 1 (developed countries) in order to stem the effects of climate change, at a special Caricom Ministers Meeting on Climate Change and Development held recently in St Lucia.
Robert Persaud
According to a Government Information Agency (GINA) press release Persaud also underscored the importance of the upcoming 15th Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). He noted that it had the potential to go down in history as the agreement that enabled the global community to change course from the destructive path it has taken. But Persaud also noted that the negotiations lack agreement on important matters. “The UNFCCC negotiations remain in a deadlock due to a lack of consensus on critical issues. Unfortunately, even at the level of the geographical groupings such as G77, disagreements persist. Within Caricom, we must not let difference of opinions weaken our cause,” he said.
The minister also referred to the consensus that was reached at a recently held Caricom Heads of Government meeting. “Our deliberations at this important meeting must give specifics to the broad outline and serve as a useful and uncompromising guide for our negotiators,” he said. The primacy of the Liliendaal Declaration on Climate Change and Development cannot be overstated in this process and our positions must be consistent he added.
According to GINA, Persaud noted that small-island and low-lying coastal developing states are highly vulnerable to the effects of rising sea levels and he cautioned that efforts must be made to intensify the lobby for adaptation and related capacity building. “Our level of vulnerability must be a key criterion that is to be taken into account. A multi-window insurance facility, as well as adequate and predictable financing for adaptation must be made available to us as soon as possible,” he said. The minister also contended that enhanced investment and action in research and development, diffusion and transfer of technology for adaptation including the removal of barriers that exist in overly stringent intellectual property rights were necessary. “Highly vulnerable and still developing countries, such as ours should be exempted from patent protection of climate-related technologies for adaptation and mitigation,” he said.
The call for deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions based on scientific evidence that climate change is accelerating faster than originally predicted, was another reason Persaud cited for the region to be steadfast. With deforestation and forest degradation accounting for almost one fifth of all greenhouse gas emissions, the minister underscored the importance of a forest-based solution to mitigation. He also referred to Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy.
The Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) programme, which offers the opportunity to use funding from developed countries to reduce deforestation in developing countries, can only be effective if “significant” financial resources are available, Persaud said.
When Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud tells us that the primacy of the Liliendaal Declaration on Climate Change and Development cannot be overstated; he surely MUST BE JOKING! I cannot say too much because the moderator axes my comments however Guyana will NEVER get any of the billions she expects from the rich countries.
Plain and simple.
Keep up the good work, Minister.
It is Saturday morning and I am off shopping in Brigetown with Guyanese vendors and feeling great knowing that Guyana is in good and caring hands with this government (and I have just read my favourite newspaper, the widely read and authoritative Chronicle)…Peace…Ahhhh, feels so good…
….Minister Persaud since ure lobbyin fuh de reduction of co2 by 2020 and 2050 den it would seem very relevant dat u should be lobbyin against any building /construction of HYDRO DAMS in guyana
since — perhaps ure not aware dat reservoirs produce methane –
the talk by the Presidents Jagdeo & Lula ! must be led in the direction of WIND and solar power ,, or bring the power from the Balbina Dam that is just a few hundred kms south of Konashen !……
Exactly what I am talking about, they will use pressure,pressure,pressure to force industry to use less fossilized fuel by imposing a global tax that will filter all the way down to the pockets of the masses and hence result in a cleverly instrumented world tax on every man woman and child.
Which big industry do you know in the world that will absorb an unwanted expense and not transfer it to the consumer. The green alternatives they are hyping up are all in stages of infancy. They cannot efficiently replace fossil fuels at this time.Increase the cost of production and you increase the cost of the product. Simple.
Now their argument is that they will use some of this tax money to invest in research of alternative green energy and they will, but not before they fill their own pockets and bureaucracies with the windfall proceedings of another great Ponzi Cash Scheme.
Joe.
Thought for the day Joe:
If the oil companies could control the SUN, we would already have incredibly advanced technologies for harnessing the SUN’s energy.
… this is for all who has an interest abt the poor people in GUYANA ! and of course de GOVT : of GUYANA……
go to http://www.journeytoforever.com !……
….power to make turbines functional ,, can be had by creating wood gas which has zero impact on the environment ! this is where the academics ,, and students of UG can ,,, and really should have been making their presence felt ! “research” is the fundamentals of “fact” ! it is the quintessential factor in the equation of all development ! we’re talking abt the need for a source to power the drive for nat’l development ,, like water ,, we also have in abundance “wood” that can give us all the electricity to power all the “guianas” ! fuheva….. there hardly is a person on the planet who has never bought a bottle of water ! water is one of the many lemons we have ,, for goodness sakes can there not be among us 1 person who can find a way to make lemonade fum de lemons !
and so too is the abundance of wood that we have ,, it can be used to make gas to power turbines ,, to produce electricity ,, for nat’l development !…. go to http://www.woodgas.net ,,,, have a safe an healthy weekend ,,, nothing else compares !…..
What Guyana can do to reduce CO2 emissions?
Build back the railways – West Coast and East Coast. Eighty percent of the people will travel by railways. This means only a few gallons of gasoline or diesel will be used to power the railways each day in comparison to thousands of gallons to power the buses and taxis.
Railway transportation will reduce CO2 emissions by at least 75 per cent.
There will be other bonus benefits: Less congestion on the roads and road fatalities will decline by probably 75 percent.
Have anyone seen the vehicles used by Minister Persaud and his wife? Big SUVS that is known to be some of the biggest emmitters of Carbon? This Govt have the biggest carbon emmiters with the type of vehicles that they use–even the President is guilty of this. And they want the World to take them seriously?
They can trade in for a ‘crossover’ that looks like a downsized SUV but is more fuel efficient and cheaper and still big enough to give the much-needed sense of status.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090919/ap_on_bi_ge/us_new_family_car
….. i find it rather strange dat no one is even warm to the idea of gas from wood ! a commodity we have dura dura ,, till anadah noah !… “independents” can use the technology to create their own electricity ! even for industrial purposes ! it’s cheap ,,, no environmental impact ! saw dust anyone ??????? i was hoping to get my erstwhile friend Joe of “all de answers” to come on board with his addition of how it can be made to staisfy the needs of the nation !…. i am confident that a prototype can be made at “sprostons” in lombard street ,,, or at any of the many welding shops in GUYANA !….
wood like so many other lemons ,, we have a rich blessing of ,,, fuheva ,,, like ah seh dura dura till nex noah !….. the fact dat no one has seen this suggestion worthy of trial in GUYANA speaks volumes of their ‘agenda” relative to GUYANA dem wah duz run dem mouth haysuh day in an day out wid dem cheap cow pie ,,, dem duz come by hay mosly fuh see demself in print ,, doan k if it mek sense r nat ! nothing of substance ,, nothing of value to dem in GUYANA wah dem suh concerned abt dat sufferin andah Jagdeo ,,,, ,, is nat good enuff fuh mek a fifth wheeel ! nat dat i’m surprised ,,, or should anyone ,,, since de landscape of GUYANA wen dem done bruk up everything is at least looking kindah ,,, damn ah kyan seh wah ah want fuh seh ,, ok ,,, leh we try dis !
wah kineah example is being set fuh de “tender aged” of the capital city of GUYANA ??????? when dem see adults being suh damn NASTY ,,, wid de garbage dem livin in !…. it’s time fuh bilal to go !
green ,,, oh gawd ,, we know yuh en gat shame ,, fuh all wah yuh done duh aredi ,, wah mo yuh lookin fuh !