Six point plan for

the environment

1) Immediate and significant cuts in- the emissions from industrialised countries of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. 2) A preventive approach based on

the precautionary principle which

mandates the global community take action now, even in the face of some scientific uncertainty as to the rate

and degree of global warming;

3) New and equitable funding mechanisms which recognise the need to compensate low-lying, coastal and small vulnerable island countries, some of whose very existence is placed at risk by the consequences of climate

change;

4) The expeditious and equitable transfer of environmentally sound

technologies;

5) Applications of the “polluter

pays” principle on compensation for

the consequences of climate change; 6) Commitment to binding and meaningful energy conservation and efficiency requirements, and to the development of alternative energy sources. □