COPENHAGEN CLIMATE SUMMIT PROGRESS ‘TOO SLOW’

15.12.2009 [20:06]
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Negotiations at the Copenhagen summit are progressing too slowly, the UN`s climate chief has warned.

Yvo de Boer, executive secretary of the UN`s climate body, said there was still an “enormous amount of work” to be done before a final deal could be signed.

Delegates are currently poring over the details of a new draft text, ahead of the start of the conference`s high-level segment on Tuesday evening.

On Friday, about 120 world leaders will attend the summit`s final session.

“We are at a very distinct and important moment,” he told reporters in Copenhagen.

“We have - over the last week or so - seen progress in a number of areas, but we haven`t seen enough of it.”

“There is still an enormous amount of work and ground to be covered if this conference is to deliver what people expect it to deliver.”

UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown will be one of the first leaders here, arriving on Tuesday evening.

Non-governmental organizations are protesting that many campaigners will be turned away from the venue.

Far more people have applied to attend the summit than Copenhagen`s Bella Center can hold, and NGO numbers will be progressively reduced during the rest of the week, partly for security reasons as heads of state and government arrive.

COPENHAGEN CLIMATE SUMMIT PROGRESS ‘TOO SLOW’

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