Copenhagen climate summit endangered?

The US House of Representatives has passed by a slim majority a climate protection law considered to be of historical importance. It sets binding limits on emissions of carbon dioxide for the first time in the US. The daily Berlingske Tidende doubts that this can ensure the success of December's climate summit in Copenhagen: "It will be a harsh autumn for [Danish] Minister of Climate and Energy Connie Hedegaard and Foreign Minister Per Stig Møller [both conservatives]. They should use diplomatic efforts to ensure that Copenhagen will not mean a defeat for the environment. ... For US President Barack Obama the situation is critical because he risks going to Copenhagen in full knowledge that he will never be able to push through his ambitious climate plan. Obama has done much to reach an agreement, but if the Chinese are not also ready to considerably reduce their CO2 emissions, Obama won't be able to push a larger reduction through Congress."

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