第1部 発言内容
1. 報告要約(Summary)
「COP6に向けた我が国の取り組み―国際政治経済の視点を踏まえて」
川口順子環境庁長官は、気候変動枠組条約第6回締約国会議(COP6)に向けた政府としての取組を紹介しつつ、地球温暖化に関する科学的知見が政策に及ぼす影響、温暖化問題を巡る南北問題の構造分析、COP6に臨む各主要交渉グループの意見相違、更には米国大統領選挙など世界政治経済の観点からみた温暖化国際交渉について、参加者との間で幅広く議論を行った。
"Japan's Approach in the Lead-up to COP6 ― From a Perspective of International Politics and Economics"
In preparation for COP6 (Sixth Conference of Parties to the 1992 Framework Convention on Climate Change), Director-General Kawaguchi introduced the Japanese government's framework for implementing the Kyoto Protocol. The seminar participants held a wide-ranging discussion on the subject of international greenhouse gases reduction negotiations from the viewpoints of global politics and economics, including the effect of scientific knowledge on policy formulation, a structural analysis of the North-South dichotomy in the context of global warming, differences in perspective among key negotiating groups at the upcoming meeting, and possible ramifications of the US presidential election.