Climate talks in Barcelona end with threats of summit walkout
• US and Europe on collision course with poorer nations• Copenhagen negotiations may continue into 2010The last formal negotiation before the global summit on climate change in Copenhagen concluded in acrimony today , with developing countries threatening to walk out of the December conference unless rich countries commit themselves to greater cuts in greenhouse gas emissions.While the countries officially remain optimistic that a strong global warming treaty can be struck, they are privately braced for a weak outcome that heads of state will sign, but the public and scientists will condemn as much too little to prevent catastrophic global warming.In addition, the US and Europe put themselves on a collision course with the world's poorest countries, by repeating demands that the existing Kyoto treaty be scrapped in favour of a single new international treaty.The UN announced that more than 40 heads of state have now agreed to go to Copenhagen,...
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