Der Spiegel: Pessimism At Bonn Climate Conference. EU Climate Targets On Ice

According to a Der Spiegel report today:

The world community is preparing a world climate treaty – but the first reactions sound pessimistic.

About 4500 participants from all over the world have gathered in Bonn in an attempt to forge a new world climate treaty in talks that will last two weeks. But so far talks have shown that no quick solutions are in sight. Der Spiegel writes:

Delegates and observers are almost unanimous on the view that a new world climate treaty won’t be achievable in time for Cancun at the end of 2010, this after the disaster in Copenhagen. At the conference in Bonn, the target is to lay at least the cornerstones for a partial success.

Government delegates have presented a new 42-page draft with options for contents of negotiation.

Der Spiegel writes: EU climate targets on ice!

Artur Runge-Metzger, Climate Protection Director of the EU Commission, emphasized that the EU’s target of reducing GHG emissions by 30% are not off the table. But the EU will go ahead with the 30% target ONLY IF other countries do their fair share in global climate protection.

Emphasis above is mine.

The EU has also pledged €2.4 billion in immediate aid to poor countries for climate protection. It was agreed in Copenhagen that industrialised nations would pay developing countries approx. $30 billion in immediate aid between 2010 and 2012. Developing countries have complained that they haven’t received anything so far.

One response to “Der Spiegel: Pessimism At Bonn Climate Conference. EU Climate Targets On Ice”

  1. Mike Davis

    Someone once first we need to learn how to control a volcano because that is easy compared to climate!
    How can there be a climate treaty when the global nations can not even control peace and freedom for all of humanity!
    4.6 billion people means 4.6 billion opinions of what peace is!

    First things first!

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