US president addresses the UNFCCC Climate summit on 18th Dec 2009 i.e., on the final day of the talks.
He believes that it's time for the nations and people of the world to come together behind a common purpose. And must choose action over inaction; the future over the past and meet responsibility to the people, and to the future of the planet.
I will refrain from lamenting the total mismanagement of COP 15 and the untold daily misery and shoddy treatment that visitors, including certain Parties (UN parlance for participating governments), had to put up with in gaining entry to the conference.
Copenhagen: On Wednesday night and Thursday morning, the penultimate round of the biggest ever geopolitical game of the decade, being played out at Copenhagen, went to the developing countries.
With barely 12 hours left to hammer out a consensus that has eluded the world for over two years now, the first signs of thaw were visible at the climate change conference late today.
Copenhagen Climate Summit 18 December, 2009 - Addressing the UN climate change conference at Copenhagen yesterday afternoon, agriculture minister, Lyonpo (Dr) Pema Gyamtsho, said the battles against climate change must be fought and won on individual turfs by every nation.
Copenhagen: A top Chinese diplomat warned developed countries on Tuesday against using climate change as an excuse to set up trade barriers, potentially raising a new hurdle to reaching a deal at UN-led climate negotiations.
