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GENEVA / US WITHDRAWAL PARIS AGREEMENT
STORY: GENEVA / US WITHDRAWAL PARIS AGREEMENT
TRT: 02:43
SOURCE: UNTV CH
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 02 JUNE 2017, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
FILE - GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
1. Wide shot, Palais des Nations exterior
02 JUNE 2017, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
2. Wide shot, press briefing room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Jonathan Lynn, Head of Communications and Media Relations, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC):
“Emissions in any country are the results of complex interactions between market forces, technological change, national policies and actions taken by regional and local bodies such as cities and state governments. It is not clear at this stage how the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement will affect future emissions.”
4. Close up, journalist
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Deon Terblanche, Director of Atmospheric Research and Environment Department, World Meteorological Organization (WMO):
“We will continue to make sure that the scientific knowledge and information is out there so that decision makers at all levels can make their decisions in the context of which they need to make decisions. So I think this is an inspiring moment for all of us”.
6. Close up, journalist
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Jonathan Lynn, Head of Communications and Media Relations, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC):
“The questions of negotiating or renegotiating the agreement that is the question for the Secretariat of the Climate Convention, UNFCCC, the people who organised the Paris Agreement and the Conference of the Parties in Paris in December 2015. But they said themselves yesterday that they understand that they understand that it is a historic treaty which is not open to re-negotiations at the request of an individual party”.
8. Medium shot, journalists
9. Medium shot, journalists
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Clare Nullis, Spokesperson, World Meteorological Organisation (WMO):
(starts under cutaway) “The US, like many other countries, has ratified the Paris Agreement. The actual implementation of it very much depends on cities, on different levels of government, on the corporate sector. And the very clear message that is coming from the United States is that many cities, many states, many corporations; they are still committed to implementing the Paris Agreement. And it is the action on the ground; it is the action to cut greenhouse gas emissions which is going to make the real difference on climate change”.
11. Wide shot, journalists
12. Tilt down, journalist typing
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Jonathan Lynn, Head of Communications and Media Relations, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC):
(starts under cutaway) “We don’t know is the trend of US emissions as a result of this decision – as I said in my answer – there are many factors that are influence that. It is quite possible that US emissions will continue to fall whether they are in the Paris Agreement or not, for example. There are many uncertainties around this”.
14. Various shots, press room
Following the announcement by US President Donald Trump that the United States will withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, the UN World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said actions to cut greenhouse gas emissions come mainly from the cities and states and not from a country’s government alone.
Speaking to journalists today (02 Jun) in Geneva, WMO spokesperson Clare Nullis said that the US, has ratified the Paris Agreement and its implementation “very much depends on cities, on different levels of government, on the corporate sector and the very clear message that is coming from the United States is that many cities, many states, many corporations; they are still committed to implementing the Paris Agreement.” She added, “It is the action on the ground; it is the action to cut greenhouse gas emissions which is going to make the real difference on climate change.”
Jonathan Lynn, Head of Communications and Media Relations of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), said “emissions in any country are the results of complex interactions between market forces, technological change, national policies and actions taken by regional and local bodies such as cities and state governments.” He noted that it was not clear at this stage how the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement would affect future emissions. He added, “It is quite possible that US emissions will continue to fall whether they are in the Paris Agreement or not.”
The idea to renegotiate the deal as envisaged by US President Trump does not seem to be feasible, according to IPCC’s Head of Communications. He said the question of negotiating or re-negotiating the agreement is a question for the Secretariat of the Climate Convention, UNFCCC, the people who organised the Paris Agreement, and the Conference of the Parties in Paris in December 2015; “but they said themselves yesterday that they understand it is a historic treaty which is not open to re-negotiations at the request of an individual party.”
In December 2015, nearly every country in the world, except Nicaragua and Syria, agreed to the first global pact aimed at reducing emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases. Scientific studies show that if the world’s carbon emissions continue unchecked, atmospheric temperatures will continue to rise. The planet will not be only hotter, but it will also suffer from rising sea levels, more powerful storms, droughts that led to food shortages and other extreme conditions.
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