"If I were a developing country," Mr. Reinstein said, "I'd just sit there and say 'Show us what you're actually doing with your own emissions and what you're delivering on in your existing commitments and we'll feel a little more comfortable sitting down at the table.' ".
While £500,000 sounds like a relatively small amount of money given the scale of the problem, a government spokesperson told TechCrunch that the funding ought to be seen in the context of existing commitments in the area.
When faced with the task of considering the irruption of those vast consequences - typically unsought and unwanted if abortion is the contemplated remedy - into everything a woman has in the way of existing commitments and plans, she has to have that option, and in medically safe and legal ways.
Meanwhile, we need the G8 to build on existing commitments in agriculture and nutrition.
The official reason is because of its existing commitments in Iraq and Afghanistan.
We also need to mobilise resources to meet these existing commitments, in particular as they intersect with drug policies.
In addition to his existing commitments and IAAF ambitions, Coe will also have been aware of the high profile and unforgiving nature of the BBC Trust chair role.
Second, FOCAC meetings are used to monitor progress in the implementation of existing commitments to Africa.
Individuals, governments, NGO's, and the business community have pledged to implement more than 30 new and expanded commitments towards the prevention and care of preterm birth, joining more than 200 existing commitments in support of Every Woman Every Child.
While certain existing commitments in other priority areas were being met, for example the development of symptomatic breast services, there was little new investment of resources in the health system at the time.
Accordingly, we will vigorously defend our right to deploy the Ericsson EV-DO Global System in customer networks according to existing commitments".
