(Source: FPS Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of the Kingdom of Belgium) 'Climate Change, 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Disaster Risk Reduction and Management' As we speak, more than 150 countries and by far the majority of the countries gathering here at the ASEM meeting, have come forward with their intended contributions quantifying their proposed efforts for the Paris Agreement. This coverage, which account for 90% of global emissions, is unprecedented. In the 2nd commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol - so under the present binding climate agreement - only 35 countries representing approximately 12% of global emissions have targets. This really...
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