Act on Copenhagen - latest updates
In a joint press conference in London the Foreign Secretary, David Miliband and Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Ed Miliband have warned that the Copenhagen deal is in balance. They stress that there is a real danger that the December talks may not reach a positive outcome.
With 87 days to go until the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, the UK, Danish, French, Finnish, Swedish and Spanish Foreign Ministers have agreed a joint letter to newspaper editors.
Our map demonstrates the effects a 4 degree temperature rise could have on the world.
This week sees a surge of activity from the Foreign Secretary aimed at focussing attention on the negotiations in December.Thursday 10 September
- Read Nick Archer's blog (Ambassador to Denmark)
- UK, Danish, French, Finnish, Spanish and Swedish Foreign Ministers have agreed a joint letter to newspaper editors
- Watch video from David Miliband's visit to Copenhagen
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Comment on David Miliband's blog urging Europe to forge a common and strong position on climate financing.
Wednesday 09 September
- Watch video from David Miliband's visit to a CATO complex in Rotterdam
- Comment on David Miliband's blog on carbon capture storage
- Watch footage from David Miliband's visit to Poland where he visits Vattenfall combined heat and power plant and meets with Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski
- View images on Flickr from David Miliband's trip to Poland.
Tuesday 08 September
- Watch footage from David Miliband and Ed Miliband's press conference
- Read the background to the press conference
- Read David Miliband's responses to a Guardian online webchat
- Comment on David Miliband's blog as he travels to France to meet Foreign Minister Kouchner and Foreign Minister Bildt of Sweden
- View images on Flickr from David Miliband's trip to Paris
- Watch vox pops from students attending the climate change conference in Paris.
Related links
Climate deal is 'in the balance', BBC News 8 September 2009
David Miliband sets out to shock on global warming tour, Guardian 7 September 2009
Q&A: David Miliband on the Copenhagen summit, Guardian 8 September 2009
Full transcript of briefing, FCO website 8 September 2009
Background to Act on Copenhagen
This year is a landmark one for climate change. In Copenhagen in December the world will come together at the United Nations conference to agree a new international agreement to tackle climate change.
The current international agreement, the Kyoto Protocol, will expire in 2012. The Road to Copenhagen is the UK Government’s case for an ambitious agreement at Copenhagen and focuses on urgent action to limit global temperature increases to no more than 2 degrees Celsius, beyond which the risks of dangerous climate change become much greater.
www.actoncopenhagen.gov.uk is the official UK government website that presents the authoritative HMG position on climate change negotiations in Copenhagen 2009.
With under 100 days to go until Copenhagen it is essential that there is widespread awareness of what is at stake at the Copenhagen talks and of the vital importance of reaching a global deal.
Official website
The UK Government is pushing for a global deal to tackle climate change. www.actoncopenhagen.gov.uk
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