3 84 China , theEUandLatinAmerica:CurrentIssuesandFutureCooperation biomassmusttakeintoconsiderationfoodsecurityinaccordancewithreaching theMillenniumGoalsinLACcountries.Theperspectivesofregionalbodiessuch astheEconomicCommissionforLatinAmericaandtheCaribbean ( ECLAC ) or theFoodandAgricultureOrganization ( FAO ) canhelporientatethesearchfora basicconsensus. The 狋狉犪狀狊犳犲狉犲狀犮犲狅犳犲犮狅狋犲犮犺狀狅犾狅犵犻犲狊 isalsoarequirementforlowcarbon development.ThiswillallowtheLACregiontoincreaseitsenergyefficiency and , atthesametime , openupnew marketsforcleandevelopmentproducts ( solarcells , windturbinesandotherthings ) fromindustrialisedcountries. Lastbutnotleast , climatechangemitigationisnotonlyamatterforgovernments andregionalormultilateralbodies.Firstofall , societiesandindividualsmustchange theirbehaviour.Enhancingpublicawarenessbymeansofactivitiesdirectedtowards buildinganew “ greenpublicopinion ” isurgentlyneeded.Inthisarea , theEUisa goodmodel , aswellasapotentialcooperationpartner. 7.犜犺犲犈犝 , 犆犺犻狀犪犪狀犱狋犺犲犔犃犆犚犲犵犻狅狀犻狀犕狌犾狋犻犾犪狋犲狉犪犾犅狅犱犻犲狊 Therearemorethan15multilateralenvironmentalagreementsdealingwith virtuallyeverykeyissue:wetlands , culturalandnaturalheritage , endangered species , migratory species , theseas , the ozonelayer , hazardous waste , chemicalsandpesticides , organicpollutants , biologicaldiversity , desertification andbiotechnology.Butintheenergysector , thereareonlyanumberofbilateral orregionalagreements — forinstance , theEnergyCharterTreatyintheEurasian regionortheEnergySecurityTreatywithintheframeworkofthePetrocaribe initiative — asitisconsideredprimarilyastrategiceconomicissue , ratheran environmentalone. Energysecurity — understood simply asthe needto safeguard energy supplies — cannotbereducedtoeconomicconsiderations ; itisamultidimensional issue.Ifthisvitalmatterisledbymarketforcesorreducedtoenergydialogue betweenpartialstakeholders , globalsurveillanceinthisrespectwillfail.In energysecurityandclimatechangemitigationacoordinatedmultilateralapproach istheonlywaytosucceed. FortheLACregion , energysecurityisnotjustamatterofstablesupplyat lowerprices.Othercomponentsarecrucial , suchasenvironmentalpreservation andsocialconditions.Thesedimensionsmustguideanyglobalagreement. Themain multilateralcommitmentwithregardtoclimatechangeislaid downinthe Kyoto Protocol , whichiscurrently being updated.Therecent ConferenceofthePartiestotheUNFrameworkConventiononClimateChange ( COP15 ) inCopenhagendidnotreachaglobalconsensus , buttherewillbe
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