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Posted: Nate on Jul 20 | Environment, International
In a press conference today in Japan, President Evo Morales responded to threats from the United States of cutting $1.5 million in aid if Bolivia does not sign the Copenhagen Accord. Evo, who was in Japan to sign an agreement to develop digital television in Bolivia within the next 10 years, said, “Compatriots, from this moral height it doesn´t bother us that [the US] wants to take away $1.5 million in aid. Even more than that, we can donate $1.5 million to the United States.” President Morales continued saying that the threats from the US and other countries were hurtful.
The Copenhagen Accord arose from the 15th Convention of the United Nations Organization held in Copenhagen in December of 2009. Many world leaders criticized the Copenhagen Accord for what they called weak restrictions and insufficient action. In his speech President Morales reiterated his stance that “exorbitant” industrialization is responsible for climate change but acknowledged that environmental advocates would have to work with industry to compromise and integrate their platforms.
The Copenhagen Accord has failed to receive approval from all countries and has not been enacted as a binding accord by the United Nations. Bolivia joins other countries, such as Ecuador and Venezuela, in offering financial incentive for the United States to sign the Kyoto Protocol.
For more in Spanish see:
http://www.erbol.com.bo/noticia.php?identificador=2147483931713
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