African Nations boycott Copenhagen Climate Change charade
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – A protest by African nations accusing rich countries of doing too little to cut greenhouse gas emissions slowed U.N. climate talks on Monday just four days before world leaders are due to forge a deal in Copenhagen.
After a five-hour standoff, the African nations let talks restart after assurances their objections would be heard. They accused the rich of trying to kill off the Kyoto Protocol, which obliges many industrialized nations to cut emissions until 2012. Read more…




recent comments