Copenhagen stumbles over climate aid to poor
Thursday, December 17, 2009
The high-level segment at the UN climate summit opened in Copenhagen on Tuesday (15 December), with UN chief Ban Ki-moon telling nations to "seal a deal" on climate change but warning that a deal on financial aid to poor nations may have to be delayed.Until late Tuesday, ministers were struggling to break the deadlock in global climate talks in Copenhagen, three days before world leaders are expected to seal the accord."In these very hours we are balancing between success and failure," said ...