Press Release: Copenhagen conference must produce global, ambitious and comprehensive agreement to avert dangerous climate change

The European Commission has underlined the crucial importance of reaching a global, ambitious and comprehensive climate agreement at the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen on 7-18 December. The European Union will be working to achieve maximum progress towards finalisation of an ambitious and legally binding global climate treaty to succeed the Kyoto Protocol in 2013. The conference must settle the key political elements of the treaty and set up a process and mid-2010 deadline for completing the full text. The Copenhagen agreement must also incorporate a 'fast start' deal allowing for immediate implementation or preparation of certain actions, including financial assistance to least developed countries. Commission President José Manuel Barroso and Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas will both participate in the conference, as will some 90 other world leaders.

European Commission: Press Release: IP/09/1858: Eurobarometer: Climate change the second most serious problem faced by the world today http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/09/1858&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: MEMO/09/534: The Copenhagen climate conference: key EU objectives http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/09/534&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

ESO: Background information: United Nations Climate Change Conference, 7-18 December 2008 (COP15) http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-united-nations-climate-change-conference-7-18-december-2009-cop15/

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