Playa del Ingles Gran Canaria: Climate Change Conference is facing decision
days of the decision in Copenhagen: The environment ministers from 192 countries derive today the final phase of the UN Climate Summit. Before the arrival of more than a hundred leaders want the conference President Connie Hedegaard Danish designs for the new intended to present climate change agreement.
It recommends a reduction of greenhouse gases, but contains no reduction in the actual text data for industrial or developing country - not even a wing-span. It refers exclusively to an earlier draft. Even with the proposed financial assistance to developing countries, all figures have been deleted.
Using video conferences and telephone conversations, the leaders began on Tuesday to vote already. Chancellor Angela Merkel held talks with U.S. President such as Barack Obama, the French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
Obama it goes from an agreement made in Copenhagen. "The President is convinced that we can achieve in the next few days, a reasonable agreement on our approach," said Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs. The Democratic politicians would seek that the agreement will be transparent and credible. "The President has reviewed U.S. efforts in the fight against climate change and renewed its commitment to make progress in Copenhagen." Obama is expected as more than a hundred other leaders on Friday to conclude the talks in the Danish capital.
At the official opening of the official ministerial meeting on Tuesday in the presence of the Prince of Wales, UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon had declared: ". Our future starts here in Copenhagen, we can not think another year of nature does not negotiate.".
could however be adopted in the assessment of an agreement by Ban, which currently contains no long-term aid commitments to poorer countries. "We can start next year to discuss it," said the secretary general of the Financial Times. He also stressed, however, the need for financial support. But if no agreement is possible, at least to a first agreement to be reached on the financing.
European countries do, according to Federal Environment Minister Röttgen but fight hard "for clear objectives" and "for legal liability." The ARD "said Röttgen, the EU had the" position of a pioneer for higher ambitions, "and stand for the major responsibility of developed countries. China and the United States, which were responsible for 40 percent of global CO2 emissions, were not their responsibility been criticized Röttgen
With regard to the first week of negotiations in Copenhagen Röttgen said.. "We have lost time in the past few days," The loss of time will of some countries, but also as a tactical tool used. A failure of the climate conference but can not get the question. "We have a moral to fulfill a historic duty," said Federal Environment Minister. "We are committed to deliver success, and we are now working day and night."
The German Development Ministry will provide information to the "Bild"-Zeitung 20 million euros for climate protection measures in China. The ministry has submitted a request to the Budget Committee. Accordingly, the budget should be used in each half for a "CO2 reduction program" and "Energy efficiency in industrial plants" in China. Development Aid Minister Dirk Niebel had briefly after taking office, expressed a willingness to provide development assistance to China will no longer.
The Danish police, meanwhile, is preparing before a showdown with protesters in Copenhagen. Thousands of protesters will storm the barricades in front of the convention center. In recent days, the police acted with extreme force against the protesters and had arrested more than 1,500 of them, including more than 300 German. On Tuesday, the police "preventive" down a German spokesman for the organizers.
It recommends a reduction of greenhouse gases, but contains no reduction in the actual text data for industrial or developing country - not even a wing-span. It refers exclusively to an earlier draft. Even with the proposed financial assistance to developing countries, all figures have been deleted.
Using video conferences and telephone conversations, the leaders began on Tuesday to vote already. Chancellor Angela Merkel held talks with U.S. President such as Barack Obama, the French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
Obama it goes from an agreement made in Copenhagen. "The President is convinced that we can achieve in the next few days, a reasonable agreement on our approach," said Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs. The Democratic politicians would seek that the agreement will be transparent and credible. "The President has reviewed U.S. efforts in the fight against climate change and renewed its commitment to make progress in Copenhagen." Obama is expected as more than a hundred other leaders on Friday to conclude the talks in the Danish capital.
At the official opening of the official ministerial meeting on Tuesday in the presence of the Prince of Wales, UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon had declared: ". Our future starts here in Copenhagen, we can not think another year of nature does not negotiate.".
could however be adopted in the assessment of an agreement by Ban, which currently contains no long-term aid commitments to poorer countries. "We can start next year to discuss it," said the secretary general of the Financial Times. He also stressed, however, the need for financial support. But if no agreement is possible, at least to a first agreement to be reached on the financing.
European countries do, according to Federal Environment Minister Röttgen but fight hard "for clear objectives" and "for legal liability." The ARD "said Röttgen, the EU had the" position of a pioneer for higher ambitions, "and stand for the major responsibility of developed countries. China and the United States, which were responsible for 40 percent of global CO2 emissions, were not their responsibility been criticized Röttgen
With regard to the first week of negotiations in Copenhagen Röttgen said.. "We have lost time in the past few days," The loss of time will of some countries, but also as a tactical tool used. A failure of the climate conference but can not get the question. "We have a moral to fulfill a historic duty," said Federal Environment Minister. "We are committed to deliver success, and we are now working day and night."
The German Development Ministry will provide information to the "Bild"-Zeitung 20 million euros for climate protection measures in China. The ministry has submitted a request to the Budget Committee. Accordingly, the budget should be used in each half for a "CO2 reduction program" and "Energy efficiency in industrial plants" in China. Development Aid Minister Dirk Niebel had briefly after taking office, expressed a willingness to provide development assistance to China will no longer.
The Danish police, meanwhile, is preparing before a showdown with protesters in Copenhagen. Thousands of protesters will storm the barricades in front of the convention center. In recent days, the police acted with extreme force against the protesters and had arrested more than 1,500 of them, including more than 300 German. On Tuesday, the police "preventive" down a German spokesman for the organizers.
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