Climate Talks Need All Major Countries, Japan Minister Says

All major countries need to play a role in United Nations-sponsored climate talks later this year in Paris to ensure the integrity of the process, Japan’s new environment minister said.

“The framework for 2020 and after should involve participation by all major countries and should be fair and effective,” Tamayo Marukawa said in a group interview Thursday in Tokyo. “It’s a very important rule-making process and we would like to continue to make that point.”