CONTRACTION AND CONVERGENCE

That this House welcomes the joint statement of President Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France and Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, made on 9th June at the Ninth Franco-German Council of Ministers, in which they said `The international climate regime should be based on legitimate principles of equity, such as long-term convergence of emission levels per capita in the various countries'; and calls upon the Government to issue a similar statement.