Governments took small steps along the road to Copenhagen at the UN Climate
Summit in Poznan, which marked the halfway point of negotiations of a new
climate deal for the post-Kyoto period.
But the most newsworthy events of the two weeks took place outside the
negotiating halls:
- Senator John Kerry, representing President-elect Obama, declared that the
US is set to lead the world to a successful outcome in Copenhagen;
- In Brussels, EU ministers reached a deal that allows them to hold onto
their 20-20-20 target (relating to 20% emissions reductions, 20% renewable
energy and a 20% improvement in energy efficiency). Although there wasn’t
much agreement on how the targets will be achieved, 300 million allowances have
been allocated to Carbon Capture and Storage technology; and
- Australia was rumoured to be about to announce an emissions target, and
since the summit, the Labour Government proposed a 5-15% reduction on 2000
levels by 2020.
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