Copenhagen summit: Europe turns on US and China over weak emission targets

[Coventina]

Source: The Times Online

The European Union today rejected the new carbon emission targets tabled by the United States and China and said they were much too weak to prevent catastrophic climate change.

The dispute between the three main players at the Copenhagen climate change summit overshadowed the first day of negotiations and dashed hopes that a deal on emissions was imminent.

The EU called on President Obama to announce a more ambitious target next week, when he arrives in Copenhagen for the last day of the conference on December 18.

But the US insisted that the provisional offer made 10 days ago by Mr Obama was “remarkable” and in line with what scientists had recommended.

Read more: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6947765.ece

[kestrel91316]

1. That's so unfair. There are thousands of emails and 77 documents. That exist.

:rofl:

[Uncle Joe]

2. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Coventina.