The European food and drink industry, represented by CIAA, calls upon governments gathered at the UNFCCC COP-15 Conference in Copenhagen on 7 - 18 December 2009, to undertake all efforts to enable a legally binding, environmentally effective and globally equitable international agreement on climate change, covering the period 2013-2050. An ambitious agreement is needed to adequately address the dual global challenge of food security and climate change. EU industries are part of the solution to this challenge and require a level-playing-field at international level. Developing countries must be granted adequate long-term support for both mitigation and adaptation.

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