Copenhagen --
With nearly two-hour delay on the world climate conference in Copenhagen, opened on Friday around noon, the big round of state and government were. U.S. President Barack Obama announced earlier: "I am not come here to talk but to act."
After months of negotiations and two weeks of intensive talks in Copenhagen that he believed the elements of the agreement should now be clear, lifted out of the U.S. President. However, it remains "not much time left."
The Conference President and Danish Prime Minister Rasmussen Lars Løkke turned with an impressive appeal to the assembled heads of state and government. Global warming affects the economy and security - no country can escape the consequences of climate change. "The time to act is now," said Rasmussen.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon stressed that only a few hours remained for an agreement.
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Meanwhile, China is in Copenhagen, under heavy fire. French President Nicolas Sarkozy makes Beijing responsible for the deadlock in negotiations. On the one hand, the country wanted to be a superpower. On the other hand, it does not take responsibility. And, although China hunts as much CO2 into the air, as no other country in the world.
Meanwhile, managed a top lap of 30 Heads of State and Government, among which is Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) to agree on the outlines of a policy statement which includes the main points. They will form the superstructure for the two sets of negotiations on Kyoto and the UNFCCC. Central issues were still open.
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