While negotiations on the UN climate resume in Accra, capital of Ghana, WWF expects the governments determination Olympic. If we want to protect humanity and its environment of catastrophic climate change, the important thing is not simply to participate but to give the best of themselves and excel in order to get to Copenhagen a new international agreement to the height of issues that are before us.

It is imperative now to create a truly dynamic performance in reducing GHG emissions. Citius, Altius, Fortius (further, higher, and stronger) is the motto of the Olympic spirit. It must become that of the climate negotiations.

“Accra must lead us farther down the road to Copenhagen through substantive progress, the level of ambition in industrialized countries and developing countries should be higher, and measures taken to reduce gas emissions Greenhouse must be revised upwards. To get a gold medal in the race against climate change, negotiators will have to put on the table ideas and concrete proposals. We must now come in hard and let the tactical maneuvers in cloakrooms, “said Serge Orru, CEO of WWF-France.

While this year’s negotiations in Bangkok and Bonn have focused on procedural issues and have given birth than lists of topics to discuss, negotiators must show their abilities in different disciplines in the fight against climate upsets. It will detail the most innovative proposals on financing the fight against climate change, technology transfer, adaptation and reducing emissions.

“There are some countries that come to Accra well trained, i.e. with concrete proposals and are ready to create new alliances - beyond the traditional separation between industrialized and developing countries - to advance discussions, “said Kathrin Gutmann, policy coordinator of the Climate Initiative of WWF International.”This is the case of Norway or South Africa which have recently shown that they are fit. In contrast, the USA or Japan are far behind and have no chance of winning a medal if they persevere to make the anti-games and wasting their talent. “

As demonstrated by the recent G8 summit in Japan, emerging countries, led by South Africa or Mexico, are poised to take leadership terms of courage, creativity and political will on the traditional leaders the European Union.

“After a promising start, the European Union is now unable to make serious proposals on financing the fight against climate change and technology transfer,” said Damien Demailly, responsible for energy programme at WWF Climate France. “France, which is currently the captain of the European Union, should re-motivate its troops. To hope to have the gold medal, she also has to team up with other progressive countries, especially developing countries “.