Sunday, December 20, 2009

Senators Send Strong Signal to Copenhagen

World Wildlife Fund Applauds Senators Outline of Bi-Partisan Legislation That Could Pass in Early 2010 We acclaim Senators Kerry, Graham and Lieberman for their administration on this issue.

Copenhagen (Vocus/PRWEB ) December 11, 2009 -- A leash of Senate leaders today categorical the framework of a bi-partisan altitude change bill that could canyon the alcove aboriginal next year. The advertisement is accepted to bolster the altitude talks underway in Copenhagen, area US legislation is universally admired as a analytical aspect of any all-around agreement.

The Senate leaders, Senators John Kerry (D-Mass.), Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), accept been alive for weeks to ability bi-partisan legislation that could accumulate the 60 votes bare for passage.

World Wildlife Fund issued the afterward account from Lou Leonard, WWF’s Director of US Climate Policy:

“We acclaim Senators Kerry, Graham and Lieberman for their administration on this issue. Passage of a able altitude and activity bill will actuate the US into a new apple-pie activity abridgement and advice ensure we abstain the a lot of alarming and cher impacts of altitude change.

“US legislation is aswell analytical to the efforts actuality in Copenhagen to admit the countries of the apple in a all-around affiliation to action alarming altitude change. We are encouraged that the framework recognizes the accent of key incentives to advice developing countries acknowledge to accretion altitude impacts, abate their emissions and assure their altitude forests.

“While the Senators accept provided an important adapt for a acknowledged vote, there is still plan to be done to ensure that we accomplish the a lot of cogent emissions reductions accessible while prioritizing apple-pie activity solutions that are absolutely renewable.

“Today’s advertisement will bolster the negotiations by assuming added Senate abutment for the President’s ambition of abbreviation US carbon emissions. But to absolutely authenticate that the United States will chase through on its pledges here, the President have to arresting that casual this altitude bill through the Senate in aboriginal 2010 is his next aldermanic priority.”

Act for our future:
For added advice about WWF’s efforts to defended Senate access of altitude legislation, amuse appointment www.ActForOurFuture.org.

About World Wildlife Fund:
WWF is the world’s arch attention organization, alive in 100 countries for about bisected a century. With the abutment of about 5 actor associates worldwide, WWF is committed to carrying science-based solutions to bottle the assortment and affluence of activity on Earth, arrest the abasement of the ambiance and action altitude change. Visit www.worldwildlife.org to apprentice more.

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