The environment ministers have started to negotiate to clear the ground before the arrival of the heads of state and government, but the discussions are stalling because interests diverge and the fear of a failure heightens tensions. Many NGOs are skeptical.
The environment ministers began their work in a tense atmosphere. The negotiations seem to be stalling in Copenhagen. Several NGOs fear a failure on the Climate Conference.
For Christophe Schoune, of Inter-Environnement Wallonie, "a whole series of crucial points remain open, at a time when the heads of state and government are going to enter the scene and the two major key questions, linked to the Copenhagen summit , are far from being resolved, because it is on the one hand, the efforts that will be made by industrialized countries, efforts in terms of emission reduction and, on the other hand, the financial commitments of these same countries vis-à-vis the countries of the South, to meet their adaptation to global warming. "
The divisions between the rich countries, the emerging countries and the poor countries, remain important on the objectives to define to limit climatic disturbances.
Sam Vandenplaats, WWF believes that "the important thing is to stress that we will not accept" green washing "here in Copenhagen. We must reach an agreement that will allow us to stay below a temperature rise of 2 ° C. The heads of state who will arrive at the end of this week, must take this in hand and must arrive at an ambitious, fair and legally binding agreement. "
Faced with skepticism, Connie Hedegaard, the Danish Minister for the Environment, who chairs the debates, hopes that the fear of failure will unblock the situation.
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