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| President Mori, sitting, at the UN General Assembly hall. Also with him are First Lady Emma Nelson Mori, Mr. Jeem Lippew, Deputy Chief of Mission, FSM United Nations Mission; Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Lori Robert; and FSM Ambassador to the United States, Mr. Asterio Takesy. |
(New York, September
23, 2014): On Tuesday, President Emanuel Mori participated in the United
Nations Secretary-General’s Climate Summit, an event intended to mobilize international
action and ambition on climate change.
President Mori focused
his remarks on potential solutions and actions that can be taken immediately
and produce results quickly. Specifically, he said he believed we can still prevent
the most devastating impacts of climate change with innovative actions, such as
using the Montreal Protocol to phase down the powerful greenhouse gases HFCs.
Micronesia was the
first to propose this action in 2009, and, since then, many other countries
have expressed support for an HFC phase down. This includes Morocco, the
co-sponsor of Micronesia’s proposal, as well as the United States and China. President
Mori commended President Barack Obama and President Xi Jinping for agreeing to
work together to phase down HFCs.
During his own Summit statement,
Palau President Tommy Remengesau also endorsed reducing HFCs under the Montreal
Protocol “in support of our Micronesian brothers”.
The President
referenced the latest issue of The
Economist magazine, which recognizes the success and enormous potential of
the Montreal Protocol to protect climate. He also noted an editorial in the
magazine entitled: “Paris via Montreal: The quickest way to cut
greenhouse gases is to expand the Montreal protocol”.
President Mori called
on other world leaders to support the HFC amendment, stating “I believe success
with the Montreal Protocol in the next six months is our ticket to a successful
outcome in Paris in 2015.”
The President’s full
statement is available hereunder.
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