Brussels, 23/03/2009 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has called on all parties involved in tackling climate change in Europe to express their views on how the European Union has been implementing the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) since 2006, when the last report was submitted.
All developed countries are required to submit these Communications to the UNFCCC secretariat by 1 January 2010.
A questionnaire drafted by the Commission to gather the view-points of European organisations that are active in the fight against climate change was published on Monday 23 March. Submissions to this public consultation exercise will assist the Commission in preparing its fifth communication to the UNFCCC. The communication being prepared by the Commission will cover the activities undertaken by the European Community to tackle climate change. These include legislation adopted by Council and the European Parliament, climate-relevant strategies devised by the Commission and developing country assistance programmes on climate change funded from the Commission's budget. It will not address national activities by the member states, which are required to submit National Communications of their own.
The questionnaire is available at: http: //ec.europa.eu/yourvoice (A.N./transl.rt)