It is now that the world community must act

Climate change is the greatest challenge that this century will face environmental. Scientists are more pessimistic, and the closest consequences of us than many believe. It is now that the world community must act. That each country strives to help its people to adapt and to prevent greater process is absolutely fundamental. But should complement policies by international agreements.

We are on track to meet Kyoto commitments on greenhouse gases and carbon dioxide emissions, and we are conducting an ambitious energy policy in the field of transport, housing and urban development, for example. But we represent 2 of the global problem and requires that we aimed an international solution. Tony Blair put climate change at the forefront of the concerns of the G8 and the European Union when he presided over these bodies in 2005. That is, the importance it attaches to the globalization of this cause. The France has been a partner of unswerving loyalty to raise this issue on the international scene.

This week, the Mexico welcomes the second meeting of the "Ministerial Dialogue of Gleneagles on climate change, clean energy and sustainable development", one of the landmark achievements of the British Presidency of the G8. It is a forum for the Ministers of energy and the environment of the 20 participating countries and their common folders. It does not replace the UN climate convention or Kyoto, but it gives the opportunity to instill in the participating countries confidence and dynamism.

For these countries, the debate on the scientific aspects of the problem is closed. They recognized that climate change did, and that the man was not there for nothing. They are now focusing on technology and investments required to resolve.

The great strength of the dialogue, it is its composition. It includes countries with the largest energy needs. The Brazil, China, the India, the South Africa and the Mexico will greatly increase their consumption in developing. Here, we hope that growth will be different because we have facilitated the use of low carbon emission and planned technology adaptation funds. At Monterrey, we will take knowledge of the balance sheet of the international economy of climate change is by sir Nicholas Stern at the request of the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in particular, the respective costs primarily social, environmental and economic action and inaction. The World Bank will be informed of the progress of its investment framework for climate change, including for clean technologies in developing countries, and the International Energy Agency will provide an update on the potential of technology to reduce emissions.

I hope that these communications will be clear that the action against climate change is viable economically and can even stimulate the economy. I also hope that this meeting will lead to research and development partnerships to accelerate the removal of technical and financial obstacles hindering the reduction of emissions. They will enable the countries concerned to focus on the acquisition of the necessary capabilities to their participation in the post-2012 framework to which the actors are both. The stabilization of the temperature and gas concentrations is an ambitious goal, but it is fundamental. Must be the signal of global political will to meet the problem push technological innovation, give confidence to businesses and citizens investing, and propose to Governments a domestic action axis. In any case, it must take urgent action to prevent a disaster. The Monterrey meeting must prompt us to accelerate innovation, deepen investment, standardize new technologies and bring closer us, finally, a consensus global on the fight against climate change in the decades ahead.