All hope is lost for Copenhagen climate treaty, British officials say - Times ... - The Diigo Meta page

• 06 Nov 09
  

  M Haslam

  Joss Garman, of Greenpeace UK, said the EU should put more pressure on the US to agree targets. Copenhagen was the best chance to slash emissions, he said, but added “politicians seem determined to blow it”. He said that the US, influenced by “Big Carbon special interests”, was “a dead weight” on the talks.

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  Nestor Talla

  A world treaty on climate change will be delayed by up to a year and is likely to be watered down because countries with the highest greenhouse gas emissions are refusing to commit to legally binding reductions.

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