CLIMATE CHANGE
Copenhagen Climate-Change Conference 7-18 December 2009
The International Copenhagen Climate-Change Conference was held from 7 to 18 December 2009. This conference was under the umbrella of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The reduction of greenhouse-gas emissions requires a concertation and commitment at global level of all parties – developed and developing countries. The Council Conclusions on the position of the EU were adopted on 21 October 2009 in Luxembourg. Despite the international efforts, no legally-binding agreement could be signed by the Parties, leaving the current Kyoto Protocol in force until end 2012.
EFBA Position:
EFBA strongly supported the signature of a complete global agreement on the climate-change issues during the Copenhagen Conference. EFBA wants to stress that agricultural and farming activities have a key role to play in climate-change and greenhouse-gas emissions reduction. Although fur farming is a small part of the agricultural sector, it can play its role as well. European fur farmers will be encouraged to contribute to this objective.