China sees no chance of climate deal -source

[Adsos Letter]

Source: Reuters

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – China has told participants at U.N. climate change negotiations it sees no possibility of achieving an operational accord to tackle global warming this week, an official involved in the talks said on Thursday.

Dozens of heads of state are descending on the Danish capital to address the conference, hoping to sign a new pact to curb greenhouse gas emissions on Friday.

The official, who asked not to be identified, told Reuters the Chinese had instead suggested issuing "a short political declaration of some sort," but it was not clear what that declaration would say.

The official said negotiations were continuing in an attempt to reach a breakthrough that would allow a more meaningful agreement to be signed.


Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091217/ts_nm/us_climate_copenhagen

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*sigh*

Edited to add: title seems misleading; "...no possibility of achieving an operational accord to tackle global warming this week..."

...or not... :shrug:

[Goldstein1984]

1. Important News: Not a surprise

Developing and undeveloped nations are asserting themselves. Anybody following the daily news via Democracy Now! wouldn't be surprised.

Hello Northwest Passage.

[Ghost Dog]

2. No chance, mainly because the USA offers no real cuts

in GHG emissions.

And the Banksters have moved in.

See eg. http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x7246088#7250651

[steven johnson]

3. Men promise according to their hopes and act according to their fears.

[Adsos Letter]

4. "The promises of man are like ropes of sand."