On the eve of the anniversary of the opening of the Berlin Wall, German Chancellor Merkel is calling on the world to reach a deal to combat Global Warming.
Being the first German leader to address a joint session of the House of Representatives and the Senate in 50 years, Chancellor Merkel rallied against the “walls of short-sighted self-interest” as she urged the US to fall in line with Europe over global warming.
Her speech comes just weeks ahead of crucial talks in Copenhagen during which an international agreement needs to be reached.
Mrs Merkel took the Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, on November 9th, as a peg on which to urge the US to overcome new barriers preventing progress in today’s world. She referred to obstacles preventing a united front against climate change as “the wall that seemingly separates the present from the future”.
She added: “This wall bars from view the needs of future generations and prevents us from doing what is urgently necessary to preserve the basis of our very lives and our climate.”
As she spoke many members of Congress broke into spontaneous applause. But in an indication that some US politicians still prefer profits over planet, a large section remained motionless as she called for binding international standards.
Source: Belfast Telegraph
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Merkel chose a nice day to address this very important isue. Remembering the fall of the Berlin wall, a very important moment in history, can now be used to mark a new very important part in history. Saving the world from global warming.
For more info on climate change, have a look at this article of Green News.