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 Editorials | Environmental | January 2007 
Britain, Mexico Demand Tough, Urgent Action on Global Warming
 Agence France Presse
| | Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair (R) meets with Mexico's President Felipe Calderon at 10 Downing Street in London January 29, 2007. (Reuters/Carl de Souza) |
British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Mexican President Felipe Calderon called for tough, urgent action from the international community on global warming.
The pair vowed to work together to tackle climate change in a joint statement following a meeting at Blair's Downing Street office.
"We recognise that climate security is a global problem that demands a strong and urgent international response," Blair and Calderon said in the text.
Mexico has decided to strengthen its carbon fund with additional human and financial resources to scale up its efforts to reduce carbon emissions of greenhouse gases in all those areas.
"This scheme is an example of how an emerging economy can play an active role in contributing to solve a global problem. The UK welcomes this initiative and will continue supporting Mexico's efforts in this area."
The two leaders promised to work together to meet challenges posed by globalisation, including through ongoing dialogue on the reform of international economic institutions.
"We recognise the constructive and active role played by Mexico in the dialogue between the G8 and emerging economies. Both developing and developed countries alike must work together if we are successfully to tackle the global challenges we all face," they said.
The pair said they had a common commitment to multilateral trade negotiations as well as to implement comprehensive United Nations reform.
Calderon, who began his first visit to Britain on Sunday, met Blair on Monday and was also to meet finance minister Gordon Brown, the favourite to succeed Blair later this year.
He was then to fly to Madrid for talks with Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. |
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