Asian cities join to fight climate change (lead)
The leaders of several key Asian cities have met in Bangkok to discuss climate change, the Antara News Agency has reported. The Bangkok Declaration on Climate Change brought together mayors and city representatives from Bangkok, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Albay, Phnom Penh, Vientiane, Luang Prabang, Beijing, Delhi and Fukuoka to discuss city-level planning to tackle harmful emissions. “While we realize that global warming will have costly implications for cities, we also know that many of the sectors that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions are also concentrated in cities. What we do at city level and collectively will contribute to addressing what is a serious problem facing all of us today,” said Apirak Kosayodhin, Governor of Bangkok. City-based emissions from the transport sector have increased more than 120% since 1970.
The delegates discussed ways of co-operating on policies including promotion of energy efficient and clean technologies. The Bangkok Declaration on Climate Change was endorsed by the United Nations Environment Programme. An assessment report stating the results of the meeting will be released later this year.
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