Copenhagen Summit – Day 8 Summary

Informal talks between the COP presidency and developing countries ended a daylong boycott of negotiations Monday, which was triggered by controversy over the Kyoto Protocol.

Poor countries agree to resume climate talks – Poor countries ended a temporary boycott of the UN climate talks Monday after getting assurances that rich nations were not conspiring to reduce their commitments to cutting greenhouse gases, European officials said.

UN: Don’t leave tough climate issues to leaders – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is warning that if negotiators at the climate change conference in Copenhagen leave the tough issues to global leaders to resolve the world risks having a weak deal or no deal.

Russian call on big emitters – An agreement between the US, Brazil, India and China can form the basis of a global deal, says Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev.

Malaysia is ready to cut emissions – “Developed countries should do most, but Malaysia is ready to do its share,” says Prime Minister Najib Razak.

Miliband: Get your act together – Environment ministers must ”get their act together” to prepare a deal for world leaders to sign at the end of the week, UK Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband said Monday.

New model for climate funding – Norway and Mexico join forces and propose a model for climate funding at the negotiations in Copenhagen. The model establishes a Green Fund for financing of climate actions in developing countries.

Backwards step for forest deal – A proposal aimed at saving the world’s tropical forests suffered a setback Sunday, when negotiators at the UN climate talks ditched plans for faster action on the problem because of concerns that rich countries aren’t willing to finance it.

France promotes plan to fight deforestation – The presidents of France and Indonesia say representatives at the UN climate talks must provide adequate funding for a plan to reduce emissions from deforestation.

Rich countries behind green technology fund – The White House on Monday announced a new program drawing funds from international partners to spend 350 million US dollars over five years to supply developing nations with clean energy technology.

India sets Tuesday night deadline – When the first heads of state arrive at Copenhagen on Wednesday, they must have an agreed text to look at, says India’s Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh.

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