Nations commit to low carbon future

Eleven climate vulnerable countries have signed a declaration in the Maldives pledging to show moral leadership and commence greening their economies.

The 11 Countries of the Climate Vulnerable Forum, expressed grave concern over a downgrading of expectations for the Copenhagen talks and are calling on world leaders to redouble efforts on reaching an agreement.

The declaration, calls for cuts in emissions to ensure global temperatures do not rise beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius, above pre-industrial levels, and greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere should return below 350 parts-per-million.

They also underline the need for financial and technical help from the developed world in order to achieve carbon neutral status.