Maldives President- "We don't want a global suicide pact"

"At the moment every country arrives at climate negotiations seeking to keep their own emissions as high as possible," President Mohamed Nasheed said in Male. "This is the logic of the madhouse, a recipe for collective suicide," Mr Nasheed said.

"We don't want a global suicide pact. We want a global survival pact."

"A group of vulnerable, developing countries committed to carbon neutral development would send a loud message to the outside world," Mr Nasheed said, adding that they needed to make a commitment to carbon neutrality.

Mr Nasheed had called the meeting of the world's least polluting smaller states, including Kiribati and Barbados, in a bid to hammer out a common stance ahead of the Copenhagen summit.

"If those with the least (pollution) start doing the most, what excuse can the rich have for continuing inaction?" he asked. "We know this is not an easy step to take, and that there might be dangers along the way."

"We want to shine a light, not loudly demand that others go first into the dark."

The Gaafaru wind farm project inaugurated by the Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed on Monday includes 30 turbines and is expected to provide the nation with 75 MW of power, powering the capital city Male, the international airport island of Hulhule’ and a number of luxury tourist resorts. The project has been installed at a cost of estimated USD 200-million funded by foreign direct investments.

350 org, the world renowned international environmental organization has begun a petition to garner international support Survival Pact proposed by President Mohamed Nasheed during the recently held Vulnerable – 14 (V-14) summit.