Uphill struggle
for ambitious deal
The
Danish Presidency has given up on its ambition to create
consensus on a text that would form the basis of a global
political deal to combat global warming, reports a Danish
daily.
Marianne Bom - 17/12/2009 - Bridging the gap between developed
and developing countries was not possible during consultations
held by the Danish Presidency of the UN climate conference,
on Wednesday.
According
to the Danish daily Berlingske Tidende, the Presidency on
Wednesday night abandoned attempts to create consensus on
a text that should have formed the basis of a global political
agreement to combat climate change.
119
heads of state and government meet on Thursday and Friday
in Copenhagen to negotiate global initiatives to combat
global warming. The Presidency had hoped to present the
world leaders with a text containing as few as possible
open questions on issues such as emission cuts, financing
of climate aid to developing countries, accounting for emissions
etc.
According
to Berlingske Tidende, the developing countries represented
by the Group of 77 blocked the initiative.
Now,
the strategy is to try to make progress in some isolated
areas, preparing the ground for the next UN climate negotiations
which will take place in Mexico next year, Berlingske Tidende
reports.
According
to the Guardian, on Wednesday evening frustrated negotiators
spoke openly for the first time of – at best –
reaching a weak political agreement that would leave no
clear way forward to tackle rising greenhouse gas emissions.
“That
would mean the negotiations staying in limbo well into next
year, increasing the damage caused by global warming,”
the Guardian reported.
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