Playa del Ingles Gran Canaria: Sleepless in Copenhagen
Time is running out: only a few hours until the end of the world climate summit. A mini-summit on the night brings but movement in the round - but not the longed-for breakthrough. Today, traveling to President Obama. Can he turn the rudder?
informal meeting with environment ministers and experts have new proposals for the climate summit prepared. As Danish media reported that wants to use an agreement on climate aid for developing countries over $ 100 billion (69 billion euros) annually from 2020 are being pursued.
Before the crucial final round of movement in the world climate conference came. Informal meeting with environment ministers and experts have new proposals for the climate summit prepared. As Danish media reported that wants to use an agreement on climate aid for developing countries over $ 100 billion (69 billion euros) annually from 2020 are being pursued. At 8.00
to clock come together then the leaders and other senior representatives of more than 190 countries to conclude negotiations. Shortly
is also expected U.S. President Barack Obama in the Danish capital. Summit host Lars Lokke Rasmussen expressed his optimism. "The leaders of states have come to Copenhagen with the feeling that we should achieve something significant. "
The negotiators should focus on a political declaration of some that the House should serve as a basis for negotiations. For Germany, Environment Minister Röttgen sits at the table.
The European Union invited to the mini-summit after Thursday the nearly two-week UN climate negotiations on the deep divisions between developed and developing countries threatened to fail. Among the points of contention include the financing of climate action in developing countries and the reduction targets for emissions of carbon dioxide ( CO2) emissions in developed countries.
The EU Council President and Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said he was confident. "It's not over yet," he said. "It was a very constructive meeting." Rasmussen also expressed his optimism: "I had the feeling that the participants here really want an agreement."
Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs made it clear that it is better from the perspective of Washington, to go to the mammoth conference without results, as a meaningless agreement. Obama will also meet for talks with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. As the White House in Washington announced that there is a bilateral meeting (11.00 clock) on the agenda of Obama's visit, the final day of the conference on climate change. The conflict between Washington and Beijing is considered one of the main obstacles to a comprehensive climate agreement.
Washington asked Beijing commitments for the international control of air targets, what China has in principle rejects. However, it appears the Chinese delegation head He Yafei good will. "We promise to make our actions verifiable," he said. Any international examination but had "voluntarily" take place, no one could threaten China's sovereignty.
Chancellor Angela Merkel holds to limit global warming to two degrees for the most important yardstick of the summit. "Failing that, this is for all as to achieve existing obligation (...) is the climate conference in Copenhagen failed, "said Merkel.
More than 10,000 delegates are fighting for an agreement to capping the dangerous global warming to 2 degrees. Everything is in addition to the IPCC could adopt, according to no longer manageable and affordable.
the plan, a legally binding climate change treaty to replace on 1 January 2013 the Kyoto protocol and apply this time for the U.S. as well as all emerging and developing countries, the international community has given the halting preliminary abandoned months ago. Instead, a politically binding agreement be signed, but the should already contain the essential requirements for each country and in the following months further spun to the contract.
informal meeting with environment ministers and experts have new proposals for the climate summit prepared. As Danish media reported that wants to use an agreement on climate aid for developing countries over $ 100 billion (69 billion euros) annually from 2020 are being pursued.
Before the crucial final round of movement in the world climate conference came. Informal meeting with environment ministers and experts have new proposals for the climate summit prepared. As Danish media reported that wants to use an agreement on climate aid for developing countries over $ 100 billion (69 billion euros) annually from 2020 are being pursued. At 8.00
to clock come together then the leaders and other senior representatives of more than 190 countries to conclude negotiations. Shortly
is also expected U.S. President Barack Obama in the Danish capital. Summit host Lars Lokke Rasmussen expressed his optimism. "The leaders of states have come to Copenhagen with the feeling that we should achieve something significant. "
The negotiators should focus on a political declaration of some that the House should serve as a basis for negotiations. For Germany, Environment Minister Röttgen sits at the table.
The European Union invited to the mini-summit after Thursday the nearly two-week UN climate negotiations on the deep divisions between developed and developing countries threatened to fail. Among the points of contention include the financing of climate action in developing countries and the reduction targets for emissions of carbon dioxide ( CO2) emissions in developed countries.
The EU Council President and Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said he was confident. "It's not over yet," he said. "It was a very constructive meeting." Rasmussen also expressed his optimism: "I had the feeling that the participants here really want an agreement."
Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs made it clear that it is better from the perspective of Washington, to go to the mammoth conference without results, as a meaningless agreement. Obama will also meet for talks with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. As the White House in Washington announced that there is a bilateral meeting (11.00 clock) on the agenda of Obama's visit, the final day of the conference on climate change. The conflict between Washington and Beijing is considered one of the main obstacles to a comprehensive climate agreement.
Washington asked Beijing commitments for the international control of air targets, what China has in principle rejects. However, it appears the Chinese delegation head He Yafei good will. "We promise to make our actions verifiable," he said. Any international examination but had "voluntarily" take place, no one could threaten China's sovereignty.
Chancellor Angela Merkel holds to limit global warming to two degrees for the most important yardstick of the summit. "Failing that, this is for all as to achieve existing obligation (...) is the climate conference in Copenhagen failed, "said Merkel.
More than 10,000 delegates are fighting for an agreement to capping the dangerous global warming to 2 degrees. Everything is in addition to the IPCC could adopt, according to no longer manageable and affordable.
the plan, a legally binding climate change treaty to replace on 1 January 2013 the Kyoto protocol and apply this time for the U.S. as well as all emerging and developing countries, the international community has given the halting preliminary abandoned months ago. Instead, a politically binding agreement be signed, but the should already contain the essential requirements for each country and in the following months further spun to the contract.
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