Did Rich Countries Leave Bangkok Climate Talks in Stalemate?
Now, the Final Stretch to Copenhagen Time to loosen those collars. After a tough mock trial and tougher words, the world’s richest and poorest nations have left 11 days of climate talks in Bangkok with little to show for it, a month and a half before the big negotiations begin in Copenhagen. While Norway was praised for a pledge to cut emissions by 20-30% by 2020, the G77 group of developing countries bitterly lamented the failure of rich countries to outline the steps they would take to lead — including making the first set of binding cuts and offering more money to fund clean development in poor countries. Even Obama got dissed.
