Klimatopmødet er et topmøde i krise

Forfatter billede

Politiske ledere er samlede til den sidste skemalagte dag i FNs klimatopmøde. Stemningen er præget af usikkerhed angående formen på en eventuel aftale. Et udkast til et politisk kompromis skabt af en mindre gruppe lande inklusive Storbritannien, USA og Australien blev forkastet i løbet af nattens forhandlinger, skriver BBC World fredag.

COPENHAGEN: Delegates described the situation as “confusing” and “desperate”. As well as the leaders’ session, talks are scheduled on texts that sources say remain full of fundamental divisions.

BBC environment correspondent Richard Black said some developing countries have repeatedly complained during the two weeks here of high-handed treatment by the Danish hosts and the West in general.

“It is very confusing, and developing countries are very disappointed because they’ve invested a lot of time in the documents they’re negotiating here – the Kyoto Protocol discussions have been going on for four years,” said Martin Khor, executive director of the South Centre, a Geneva-based think-tank.

Achim Steiner, director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), told BBC News: “Only the heads of state can bring this summit to a successful conclusion.”

– BBC reports on Friday