G20Voice » china http://g20voice.org Amplifying bloggers' voices to hold the G20 accountable Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:46:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 China steals Climate Week spotlight, but U.S. still in the hot seat http://g20voice.org/2009/09/china-steals-climate-week-spotlight-but-u-s-still-in-the-hot-seat/ http://g20voice.org/2009/09/china-steals-climate-week-spotlight-but-u-s-still-in-the-hot-seat/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:14:39 +0000 Emily Gertz http://g20voice.org/?p=113
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    • ]]>     The U.S. was given a starring role at the United Nations Climate Summit on Tuesday, but China stole the show.

    President Barack Obama had pride of place on the agenda, as the first head of state to speak to the gathered world leaders, ministers, and climate negotiators.  His speech, which was warmly received, offered rhetorically forceful yet wholly general commentary about the huge risks posed by climate change and the need for action.  Obama said nothing specific about what his nation was prepared to commit to in order to slash its emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases.  Most of the speeches by other heads of state charted the same safe territory…read more at Grist…

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