Global Climate Deal at ‘Critical Juncture’ – Denmark

Nations Agree There is Problem, but Climate Deal Remains Elusive
By BILL BLAKEMORE
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, Dec. 17, 2009
As the global climate talks in Copenhagen reach a climax, there is a chorus of agreement from world leaders on the gravity of the global warming issue, but a tangle of disagreement on how best to iron out an agreement .
The talks continued as President Obama headed to Denmark to address the summit on Friday, the last day of the gathering.
Take, for example, the tensions at play when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton – with negotiations stalled – announced the U.S. would, after all, join a international relief fund amed at providing $100 billion a year by the year 2020 to help the poorest and most vulnerable nations deal with the advancing impacts of global warming. Read More…