Paula Dobriansky
Paula Dobriansky
Paula Jon Dobrianskyis an American foreign policy expert who has served in key roles as a diplomat and policy maker in the administrations of five U.S. presidents, both Democrat and Republican. She is a specialist in the areas of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, and in political-military affairs. She served as Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs from 2001–2009. Dobriansky is a senior fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard...
believe multiple paths pursued
We believe there are multiple paths to be pursued here,
america emissions gas goal greenhouse growth path reverse science sets slow stop
This goal sets America on a path to slow the growth of greenhouse gas emissions and, as the science justifies, to stop and then reverse that growth,
complement kyoto
We do not see this as a replacement, we see it as a complement to the Kyoto Protocol.
band freedom help lack progress technology work
Many technology companies...want to work to help those who lack the freedom that we often take for granted. If we band together, we can make significant progress on this issue.
believe firmly reap
We also believe firmly that negotiations will not reap progress, as indicated, because there are differing perspectives.
commitment concrete greater nation
No nation has made a greater contribution and a more concrete commitment to sustainable development.
belief cannot progress
It is our belief that progress cannot be made through these formalized discussions.
ensure freely liberating people taboo tool topics
The Internet, especially, can be a liberating force. Topics once politically taboo can become freely discussed, and people can communicate anonymously. We must ensure it does not become a tool of repression.
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In the coming weeks, we plan to hold a senior officials meeting of all partners in Washington to identify steps to achieve transparency, to improve donor coordination, to build capacity and develop containment strategies,
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Hopeful signs span the globe and there should be no doubt that the years ahead will be great ones for the cause of freedom,
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We don't want to be prejudging outcomes here," she said of US opposition to scientific guidelines for rich nations to cut emissions by 25-40 percent below 1990 levels by 2020. "We dont want to be predetermining what will come out of this process.
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We want the world's largest economies, including the United States, to be part of a global arrangement. An approach in which only some are committed to acting cannot be environmentally effective.