Copenhagen: British Foreign Secretary David
Miliband warned on Thursday there was "a real danger" that UN
climate talks to be held in Copenhagen at the end of this year
would end in failure.
"The Copenhagen deal is hanging in the balance," Miliband
told reporters.
"It`s a real danger that the world will not come together
in the way that is necessary to agree on an ambitious and
comprehensive deal in December."
Miliband was in Denmark to meet with four of his European
counterparts: Sweden`s Carl Bildt, France`s Bernard Kouchner,
Denmark`s Per Stig Moeller, and Finland`s Alexander Stubb.
Denmark`s Moeller organised the meeting in a bid to speed
up negotiations.
All five signed a letter calling for the European Union
to "show renewed leadership" on climate change.
French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said to a news agency that Copenhagen would be judged as a success if there is the
willingness from rich countries to help poorer ones deal with
the effects of global warming.
"It is the richest who must share most of the burden with
developing countries, Kouchner said.
Bureau Report
