Minister in call for action
ENVIRONMENT Minister John Griffiths has returned from the Rio Earth summit, with good and bad news.
Global leaders voted to include the role of regional governments in the agreed declaration text outlining how the world should move forward in addressing environmental issues.
The text includes an agreement to develop sustainable development goals, an acknowledgement that a green economy can reduce poverty, and recognition of the need to use natural resources sustainably.
Mr Griffiths said he spread the word about Welsh Government actions on this front, including £66 million spent improving the energy efficiency of 7,500 Welsh homes.
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But he also called on leaders to make the declaration stronger. Given the scale of the problem, he had hoped nations would commit to concrete actions.
"The world is set on an unsustainable course and the window for action is closing," he said. "It is clear that progress can happen quickest at regional level with regional governments being the true leaders in sustainability."
He added: "Despite the text lacking ambition, I am pleased that Wales now has an opportunity to lead the way."
Jim Leape, director general of conservation group WWF branded the Rio+20 declaration a "colossal failure of leadership and vision".
Mr Leape added: "World leaders 'recognised' problems 20 years ago, and they've done little about them since."




Comments
by flepwales
Sunday, June 24 2012, 9:52PM
“siarad2 your on the ball unlike some others.
antyall you say "water is wasted at a shameful level", we will never run out of water in this country, the only waste is through the waterboards lack of investment to fix all the leaks. You also say "industrial countries use far more energy than is needed" if they produce it they can use it. I also think all "waste" should go to landfill to be broken down naturally.
The rise in the population in this country is through immigration,we should control it by controlling immigration, Taking a population, or economic problem and putting it somewhere else doesn`t solve that problem it just spreads it.”
by sochat
Sunday, June 24 2012, 6:11PM
“Nice tan i would wager.”
by siarad2
Sunday, June 24 2012, 2:04PM
“Neathboy234
LOL the worlds population is already 7b, as of March this year according to the United States Census Bureau, you're living in cloud cuckoo land if you believe it'll reduce.
It depends upon how well humans follow the universal law of population growth which could limit it to about 9b, due to starvation.”
by Neathboy234
Saturday, June 23 2012, 7:45PM
“siarad2 you need to look at the fact's population growth is slowing down rapidly. Optimists put the world population at just 6 billion by 2100. One thing is for sure there will be very few white people with the birth rate for this group at just 1.2/couple
http://tinyurl.com/sxncl”
by antyall
Saturday, June 23 2012, 7:31PM
“siarad2. Having forced abortions is one of the remedies that China use/d.
If we all lived a simpler life our energy and food would last a lot longer. industrial countries use far more energy than is needed, water is wasted at a shameful level and food is thrown away because it is not aesthetically pleasing for the super markets.
I agree it wont be long before wars start over food, but until then we will watch as people in Africa, India and Pakistan die due to inflated prices at the stock market when it comes down to food.
Price fixing is rife, try (if you are not already) buying fair trade products and dont be sidelined by companies such as nestle and Kraft telling you that all its products are fair trade. One or two of their products may be but the large percentage are not.
The Co-op. Aldi and Lidle have a good record on this as do Oxfam. Fair trade products also taste a lot better and are more natural.”
by siarad2
Saturday, June 23 2012, 4:02PM
“I made no suggestions you did, I pointed out a fact.
The population of China has tripled in my lifetime & this country nearly doubled.
The worlds population is set to rise by 50% by 2050, pessimists put it at 16b by 2100 or is that optimism, a billion is being added every 12 years.
We already use about three times the energy available from the sun relying on ancient sunshine.
Wait until the energy, land, water & food wars start, it wont affect me I'll be long dead.”
by antyall
Saturday, June 23 2012, 1:11PM
“So what are you sugesting Siarad 2. That we have enforced abortions! have a limit on children born. It is a case of people using items that can not be broken down or degrade in landfill. When people only buy what they need and dont fall for buy one get four free, then we will have a manageable society.”
by siarad2
Saturday, June 23 2012, 8:10AM
“"an acknowledgement that a green economy can reduce poverty,"
Huh! so why is my electricity bill taxed to pay for money farms, oops wind farms.
Fiddling while the world burns, the problem is overpopulation & the ONLY country having done anything about this is China.”