佛羅里達州州長查理‧克里斯特（Charlie Crist）12日在「全球氣候變遷－－保護佛州高峰會」中對與會者發表演說並提出警告，「除非從現在開始採取對抗氣候變遷的立即行動，不然佛州和該州的經濟恐將遭受更大的危機，如嚴重的乾旱、毀滅性的大火、農業不振、猛烈的暴風雨以及海平面上升等。」
因此共和黨籍的克里斯特州長13日簽署了3項行政命令，並為此次的高峰會作下結論，其主要目的在於削減佛州溫室氣體排放量並且提高能源效能。而在新政策的指導下，佛州將著手開發再生能源的來源，如太陽能和風力；以及替代能源，如乙醇和氫氣等。
同時佛州州長也和德國及英國簽署了合作協議，以期共同討論並促進擴大京都議定書的倡議，從之減少溫室氣體排放量，而且將不受2012年京都議定書到期的限制。
Unless Florida acts now to avert climate change, the state and its economy will suffer ever more severe drought, destructive fires, endangered agriculture, violent storms, and rising sea levels, warned Governor Charlie Crist Thursday addressing participants at the Serve to Preserve Florida Summit on Global Climate Change.
Today, Governor Crist, a Republican, concluded the summit by signing three executive orders directing cuts in Florida's greenhouse gas emissions and increases in energy efficiency. Under the new policy, Florida will pursue renewable energy sources such as solar and wind, as well as alternative energy such as ethanol and hydrogen.
The governor also signed partnership agreements with Germany and the United Kingdom to discuss and promote initiatives that broaden the Kyoto Protocol and reduce the emission of greenhouse gases beyond 2012 when the protocol expires.
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