Closing in on Copenhagen....A Step Forward in Honduras
Hi, it's David again standing in for Julie. There are 2 things occupying the Embassy this week (apart from the excitement about our new computers that Mark mentioned last week), and that's climate change and Honduras.
Today, the EU Heads of Mission based here in Guatemala had published, in a leading daily newspaper (Prensa Libre), an article on climate change. It's about our hopes for December’s Summit in Copenhagen, and it refers to a map that shows the global consequences of failing to keep climate change to under 2 degrees Celsius. This map was launched in London on 22 October. Looking at it should make us all feel uncomfortable: take a look yourself, it's on our web site.
Ahead of the Copenhagen Summit, the British Government is aiming for an agreement that limits climate change as far as possible to 2 degrees Celsius. Increases of more than this will have huge impacts on the world - as you can see from the map! So we are pressing for the most ambitious deal possible in order to avoid these dangerous impacts.
Meanwhile in Honduras we have an agreement signed late last week, after intervention from the US. This is a positive development, but there’s still work to be done with the Supreme Court and Congress both needing to approve the deal, which includes the return of President Zelaya to power. We hope that the process can move forward in time for there to be free and fair elections later this month and an outcome the international community can recognise, for the future of Honduras.
We would like to hear from you about these two issues and anything else that might be on your mind!
Posted at 18:17 04 November 2009 by Julie Chappell | Comments[0]
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