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The third Major Economies Meeting on Energy and Climate Change (MEM), which was held in Paris on April 17 and 18, was chaired by European Affairs Secretary Jean-Pierre Jouyet. Brice Lalonde, Ambassador for climate change negotiations, represented France.

The MEM is a forum for political discussion grouping 16 countries accounting for 80% of world carbon dioxide emissions. Its mission is to advance the talks on climate change.

This meeting was specifically to prepare for the December 2009 Copenhagen conference which will be preceded by the Poznan conference in December.



  Read the speech by Mr Nicolas Sarkozy, president of the French Republic (Paris, 18 April 2008)

"The principle of common responsibility means that each party must play its part, starting with the major world economies represented here today. Fairness demands that all participate in the common effort, even if the developed countries must accept more stringent constraints than the developing countries, for which pursuing swift growth is crucial."

  Read the address by Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change on behalf of Secretary-General BAN Ki-moon

"The UN Climate Change Conference in Poznan in December will be important for stocktaking progress made. We are all aware of the limited amount of time at our disposal.Poznan will give an important indication of the amount of work mastered and the amount of work that is still outstanding."

For more information

  Read the MEM note to the media

  Download the accreditation form