Cuba's efforts to implement programs and measures against climate change.
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- 02 / 15 / 2008
Ambassador Rodrigo Malmierca talked of efficient national and local disaster prevention systems although its gas emissions are insignificant.
Cuba also helps mitigate climatic change through several national programs known as Energy Revolution, based on energy saving, efficiency and the development of renewable energy sources.
Malmierca noted that Cuba changed nine million incandescent lamps and some three million high consumer electrical appliances.
Those measures helped sever peak hours demand by 360 mW, annual oil consumption by 680,000 tons, prevent emissions of 1.2 million tons of carbon dioxide and saved $400 million.
The Cuban diplomat considered the debate timely following the Conference of Bali that Cuba attended with a mix of concern, optimism and confidence.
He also called clever President Fidel Castro's 1992 words: "an important biological species is at risk of extinction due to the fast and progressive destruction of its habitat: man."
Malmierca called disappointing and negative that the US, to blame for 25 percent the global emissions with just 4.7 percent the world populace, has overlooked the Protocol of Kyoto and remains indifferent to efforts by more than 190 countries to renew it.
Malmierca finally stressed that more than scientific and technological matters, climatic change demands radical changes of economic and social development standards.
(PL)
Cuba also helps mitigate climatic change through several national programs known as Energy Revolution, based on energy saving, efficiency and the development of renewable energy sources.
Malmierca noted that Cuba changed nine million incandescent lamps and some three million high consumer electrical appliances.
Those measures helped sever peak hours demand by 360 mW, annual oil consumption by 680,000 tons, prevent emissions of 1.2 million tons of carbon dioxide and saved $400 million.
The Cuban diplomat considered the debate timely following the Conference of Bali that Cuba attended with a mix of concern, optimism and confidence.
He also called clever President Fidel Castro's 1992 words: "an important biological species is at risk of extinction due to the fast and progressive destruction of its habitat: man."
Malmierca called disappointing and negative that the US, to blame for 25 percent the global emissions with just 4.7 percent the world populace, has overlooked the Protocol of Kyoto and remains indifferent to efforts by more than 190 countries to renew it.
Malmierca finally stressed that more than scientific and technological matters, climatic change demands radical changes of economic and social development standards.
(PL)
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