Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus called on Wednesday for the establishment of an inclusive international system to address climate change.
Speaking at the general debate of the United Nations General Assembly, Adamkus said that the world needs "a more coherent and inclusive system of international environmental governance."
Such a system needs to be strengthened by establishing a UN Organization for the Environment, based on the UN Environment Program, he said.
Adamkus called on all countries to come to the negotiating table in Bali, Indonesia, later this year with an ambition to conclude by 2009 a global and comprehensive post-2012 agreement.
Before such an agreement is reached, Lithuania is doing its best to fulfill the commitment by the European Union to achieve at least a 20 percent reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 compared to 1990 levels, he said.
The UN Climate Change Conference is due to be held in Bali this December with an aim to pay the way for a new global treaty on further emission reductions.
Source: Xinhua
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