"The US should come with a proposal," said Danish Climate and Energy Minister, Connie Hedegaard, in Barcelona, in the final regularly scheduled UN climate meeting before COP15, the top climate meeting in the Danish capital next month. And Barack Obama needs to come to Copenhagen, she pointed out.
"I have a hard time picturing an American president receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, a few hundred kilometers from Copenhagen, precisely for his ability to generate a new sense of hope, and simultaneously sending an empty-handed delegation to the top climate meeting."
"I know the Senate is hard at work negotiating. But the US is not the only nation that has to grapple with these things domestically."
Hedegaard highlighted that her focus is on a political, not a legal, treaty in Copenhagen. The political deal should include an agreed upon schedule for making the political emission reduction targets legally binding.
"A political declaration in general terms is not good enough."
"We expect the United States to be able to deliver on one of the major challenges of our century," said Hedegaard, who will chair the meeting in the Danish capital.
By the way, see the rectangle in the top right corner (pic below)? That's how you get your tix to see Gore in Copenhagen.