Climate negotiations
change gears
A
bright green flame of hope has been lit by citizens, activists
and NGOs, the Danish prime minister says. Rie Jerichow -
13/12/2009 - With only a short "working week"
to go before more than 110 heads of state and government
gather Friday at the climate summit in Copenhagen, the hour
of reckoning approaches with giant strides.
According
to AFP, a select group of environment ministers from 48
countries meet already on Sunday to pore over a draft deal.
Late
Saturday, the COP15 President Connie Hedegaard described
the procedural advances in the first six days as "fantastic"
compared with the situation a couple of months ago.
"The
core discussions... have really started," she said
according to AFP, adding that "we still have a daunting
task in front of us over the next few days."
The
Danish prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen (photo
above) is enthusiastic as well. "A bright green flame
of hope has been lid by citizens, activists and NGOs",
the Danish prime minister says.
"In less than a week, I believe we will achieve global
agreement on climate change," he told the audience
at the conference "Bright Green" arranged by the
Confederation of Danish Industry.
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