Germany Wants Quick, Binding Climate Deal - Merkel
BERLIN -(Dow Jones)- Germany will push for a quick and binding deal on
greenhouse gas emission reductions to fight climate change, Chancellor Angela
Merkel said Tuesday.
"We will make very clear that we still advocate for very ambitious goals for
Copenhagen," Merkel said in a televised press conference ahead of the coalition
government's two-day closed-door meeting. "We must do everything in our power to
quickly achieve a binding agreement. Even if we don't succeed with this in
Copenhagen, this must not be postponed indefinitely."
Her comments come ahead of next month's U.N. climate summit in Copenhagen and
after heads of government from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum
Sunday abandoned specific goals on battling climate change and accepted the U.N.
talks won't agree on binding targets for cutting greenhouse gases.
Merkel currently intends to attend the summit Dec. 17-18.
-By Andrea Thomas, Dow Jones Newswires; +49 30 288 8410; andrea.thomas@
dowjones.com
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