AFP:

Island nations threatened by rising seas demanded at UN talks Friday that the world commit to preventing global temperatures from rising more than 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit).

In an 18-page draft accord obtained by AFP, the 43-member Association of Small Island States (AOSIS) also called for an ambitious 85-percent cut in global CO2 emissions by 2050.

“AOSIS members are at the front line of the devastating impacts of climate change,” Dessima Williams of Grenada, AOSIS’ spokeswoman, said on Friday.

Both goals are well beyond the objectives embraced coming into the December 7-18 crunch summit by rich nations and emerging giants such as China, India and Brazil.

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