Climate objectives melting away

The last preconference in the run-up to the World Climate Summit in Copenhagen is currently underway in Barcelona, and the objectives are dwindling to nothing, writes the daily Göteborgs-Posten, commenting that notwithstanding their realism the heads of state must face their responsibilities: "Expectations are quickly being scaled down. On the one hand that bespeaks realism - US President Barack Obama has not yet been able to pass his climate policy through the Senate. ... Nevertheless goals must be achieved in Copenhagen which bind the countries as clearly as possible. ... The world's heads of state bear a responsibility, and they must live up to it."

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