Oil is a very valuable resource for life - electric heaters. We must have to transition ourselves to a post-oil era. And that's what we must discuss: searching and developing new sources of energy. And that requires scientific research. That requires investment. And the developed countries must be the ones to assume this responsibility first.
Developed countries and advanced developing countries must open their markets for products from the developing world, and support in developing their export and import capacity.
Global interdependence today means that economic disasters in developing countries could create a backlash on developed countries.
We may feel the pain of falling back from a level of affluence to which we have grown accustomed, but most people in developed countries are still, by historical standards, extraordinarily well off.
Educational equality doesn't guarantee equality on the labor market. Even the most developed countries are not gender-equal. There are still glass ceilings and 'leaky pipelines' that prevent women from getting ahead in the workplace.
Undoubtedly, at the moment, the major cause of CO2 emission is what happens in developed countries.
I think developed countries - so-called developed countries - should reflect upon the way of living and the waste of energy.
The interests of the Soviet Union are in controlling highly developed countries and having the benefit of their economies so that they can run their own inefficient empire.
If the current birth rate, which is the lowest in the major developed countries, continues, there will be no Japanese. Who will pay the enormous debt?
It is possible that, post-Kyoto, the developed countries will recognise the requirements of the developing world.