Key players react to the IPCC global warming report ■ A collection of statements from around the world - including environmental advocates and oil companies. On February 2, the lntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change finalized what it calls a "comprehensive and rigorous picture" ofcurrent knowledge ofglobal warming. The report concluded that the fact of global warming is "unequivocal," that it is "very likely" caused by human activity, and that the Earth's average surface temperature will probably rise by 3.2 degrees F to 7.2 degrees F in this century, and could rise as much as 1 1 .5 degrees F. United States "[The report] reflects the sizeable and robust body ofknowledge regarding the physical science of c/imate change, inc/uding the finding that the Earth is warming and that human activities have . very /ikely caused most of the warming of the /ast 50 years." - Dr. Sharon Hays, Associate Director/Deputy Director for Science at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, in a White House statement. Dr. Hays headed the US delegation to the working group that drafted the summary report. The United States is the world's top carbon emitter, and it has opposed international treaties, such as the Kyoto Protocol, that mandate emissions cuts. France "A carbon tax is inevitable. " -Jacques Chirac, president of France, in an interview with the lnternational Herald Tribune Chirac says that he will push fora European-Union-wide tax on imports from nations that have not signed the Kyoto Protocol, including the United States. The EU is the largest export market for US goods. Greenpeace "The good news is our understanding of the climate system and our impact on it has improved immensely. The bad news is that the more we know, the more precarious the future /ooks. There's a c/ear message to Governments here, and the window far action is narrowing fast. Jf the /ast IPCC report was a wake up ca/1, this one is a screaming siren." - Stephanie Tunmore, Greenpeace lnternational Climate & Energy Campaigner, in a statement released by the environmental group. lndia "We have to be responsible members of the global community and we must do something in this area without jeopardising the removal ofpoverty . . . I think the time has come for us to develop a roadmap far the future on what is it that lndia can do and should do. " - IPCC chairman Rajendra Pachauri, a native of Nainital, lndia, speaking at a news conference. European Union "[W)hat is the role of Europe ifChina is the workbench of the world, lndia the service provider, Russia the petrol pump and Brazil the farmer?" -German Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel, speaking on behalf of the EU presidency, currently held by Germany, said that Europe must become the "technicians and engineers." South Africa "We are now beyond a critica/ turning. point in the debate: those who continue to ignore the threat and its causes, or invoke half-baked arguments to confuse and obstruct, wi/1 be doing the greatest disservice imaginab/e to current and future generations." - Marthinus van Schalkwyk, South African Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, in the Mail & Guardian. ExxonMobil "Because the risks to society and ecosystems could prove to be significant, it is prudent now to develop and implement strategies that address the risks, keeping in mind the central importance of energy to the economies of the world. This includes putting policies in place that start us on a path to reduce emissions, whi/e understanding the context of managing carbon emissions among other important world priorities, such as economic development, poverty eradication andpublic health. " - From a press release from ExxonMobil. The oil giant, which in the past had spent millions of dollars funding advocacy groups that downplay the risks of carbon emissions, announced in January that it was cutting ties to global-warming skeptics. Sektör liderleri IPCC Küresel /sınma Raporu hakkında görüş bildirdi Çevre gönüllüleri ve petrol şirketleri de dôhi/ olmak üzere dünyanın dört bir yanından alınan görüşler, IPCC küresel ısınma raporuna tepkili. 1 ENERJi OÜNYASI ŞUBAT 2007 � -, 2---i=��:..:....:..::.:.:..:�..:.:..::�:.:..:.:.-=======----•v "EnerjideSürdürülebilirlikve Küreselleşme: Verimlilik, Emisyonlar, Yeni Piyasa Oluşumlan"
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