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Follow on Google News | 192 nations at UN climate conference in CopenhagenThe largest and most important UN climate change conference in history started with this video "Save the world".
By: Marco Pontuali Conference president Connie Hedegaard said the key to an agreement is finding a way to raise and channel public and private financing to poor countries for years to come to help them fight the effects of climate change. Hedegaard — Denmark's former climate minister — said if governments miss their chance at the Copenhagen summit, a better opportunity may never come. "This is our chance. If we miss it, it could take years before we got a new and better one. If ever," she said in prepared remarks. Denmark's prime minister said 110 heads of state and government will attend the final days of the two-week conference. President Barack Obama's decision to attend the end of the conference, not the middle, was taken as a signal that an agreement was getting closer. At stake is a deal that aims to wean the world away from fossil fuels and other pollutants to greener sources of energy, and to transfer hundreds of billions of dollars from rich to poor countries every year over decades to help them adapt to climate change. Scientists say without such an agreement, the Earth will face the consequences of ever-rising temperatures, leading to the extinction of plant and animal species, the flooding of coastal cities — about half of humanity lives with 100 miles (160 kilometers) of a coastline — more extreme weather events, drought and the spread of diseases. Negotiations have dragged on for two years, only recently showing signs of breakthroughs with new commitments from The United States, China and India to control greenhouse gas emissions. The first week of the conference will be focused on refining a complex text of a draft treaty. But major decisions will await the arrival next week of environment ministers and the heads of state in the final days of the conference, which is due to end Dec. 18. SEE THE VIDEO OF THE CONFERENCE AND READ MORE AT http://www.pontuali.com/ # # # Rome and Vatican's Official Tour Guide - Tour Operator - ETOA Tour Manager organzie and offers guided tours of Rome and surroundings, Shore Excursions, cooking classes, musical tours, events, underground Rome, hiking, horse.riding, family, peaced tours End
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