TIRANA, November 3/ATA/ Minister of Tourism and Environment Mirela Kumbaro said today that Albania got committed in the climate summit in Glasgow for 20.9% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2030, thus joining the global initiative.
In a TV interview Mirela Kumbaro said that this is a very important event, not just for us and for the continent; it is on a global level.
“Although Albania is not a big polluter or better to say no polluter at all because we have no industry, we have 100% renewable energy only based on water resources and while we are trying and developing other initiatives such as wind or photovoltaic energy sources, we must understand that Albania is not outside this scheme because it is part of those countries that are experiencing major climate change. We want to be a proactive victim,” she said.
Kumbaro added that Albania is a country with 100% renewable energy, but this means that when there is drought we stand with our eyes on the sky and when it rains we pray for not having floods.
“These meetings are a very good moment to discuss and debate how the contributions made by big countries, big multinational industries to help other countries that without being polluters, suffer their pollution. And here it is not just a matter of chemical or industrial but it is a matter of how solidarity is organized across the world between countries that have less financial means, that have a less developed technical capacity, other countries that are even poorer and exchange of these experiences is extraordinary “, she said./j.p/p.s./
