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"Mr President, at the climate summit in Cancun the target was for a global temperature increase of 1.5°C, which was described as the limit for what the Earth can tolerate without very dramatic consequences.
In Durban, this was changed to a target of 2°C, and at the start of this week the prognosis was issued that current climate policy is leading us towards 4°C of warming, which is a very frightening figure. The question that very many people are asking me is this: is it already too late?
What measures and decisions can interrupt such a strong negative trend? Is it possible at all?
We must try to answer these questions. What we must also do in Doha is ensure that the EU can appear to agree, as many people here have already pointed out, but also work out how we will get China and the US back to the common negotiating table in earnest.
It may be hoped that the new governments and leaders in the US and China are prepared to take new steps, but in actual fact it depends on us. We did well last time, but we have to do even better. We must contribute to a concrete result and help people continue to have hope."@en1
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