In contrast, Hideki Minamikawa, vice minister for global environment in
the Japanese environment ministry, noted that the parties aligned to the Copenhagen Accord — the non-binding political agreement delivered in the 11th hour at the U.N. climate summit last year in Denmark — represented 80 percent of global emissions.
Japanese Minister of
Environment, Masaharu Nakagawa, announced on August 29th that the
ministry is launching a campaign to promote the registration of privately - held ivory tusks.