NEW DELHI — Denmark urged the European Union, the United States and other rich countries to commit to financing for a new climate change deal, saying Friday that billions of dollars are needed.
The appeal came days after the EU failed to agree on how much it should offer poor nations for their cooperation in trying to cut carbon emissions and how to spread the burden among the group's 27 member states.
Developing countries argue that rich countries produced most of the heat-trapping greenhouse gases on their march to development and should bear the costs of fixing the problem. Wealthy nations say all countries — including growing polluters India and China — have to agree to broad cuts in emissions.
Danish Climate and Energy Minister Connie Hedegaard said it was important to make a politically binding deal at a December U.N. conference in Copenhagen.
She said it was "very, very important" for EU leaders to reach agreement at a summit next week.
"But I also would strongly urge other partners — the United States, Japan and others — to come forward with finance," she added.
Rich countries agree they should offer developing nations financial incentives to cut emissions, but differ on the amounts.
Hedegaard, who spoke at an international meeting on technology and climate change in New Delhi, declined to specify an amount, saying only that it would be billions of dollars.
She and other environment officials also stressed the need to generate private funding for environmentally friendly technology.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Associated Press: Denmark urges agreement on climate change funds
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