EU eyes ships and aircraft for climate deal

Report of the Council Conclusions on the EU position for the Copenhagen Climate Conference, 7-18 December 2009 agreed by EU Environment Ministers at the Environment Council, Luxembourg, 21 October 2009. The issue of climate financing for developing countries remained the one major unresolved issue.

EurActiv, 27.10.09: EU summit might fail on climate funding http://www.euractiv.com/climate-change/eu-summit-fail-climate-funding-news-222813

http://www.euractiv.com/climate-change/barroso-hopes-eu-summit-deal-cli-news-222893 http://www.euractiv.com/climate-change/barroso-hopes-eu-summit-deal-cli-news-222893

ESO: Background information: United Nations Climate Change Conference, 7-18 December 2008 (COP15) http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-united-nations-climate-change-conference-7-18-december-2009-cop15/

Council of the European Union: Press Release: Council Conclusions on the EU position for the Copenhagen Climate Conference, 7-18 December 2009 http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/envir/110634.pdf

ESO: Background information: EU ready to shoulder a quarter of global climate funding http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-ready-to-shoulder-a-quarter-of-global-climate-funding/

Deutsche Welle, 21.10.09: EU environment ministers set strategy ahead of Copenhagen climate talks http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4813915,00.html

EurActiv, 22.10.09: EU ministers set emissions targets for ships, planes http://www.euractiv.com/climate-change/eu-ministers-set-emissions-targe-news-222808

Greenpeace: European Unit: Press Release, 21.10.09: Environment ministers fail to salvage EU climate leadership http://www.greenpeace.org/eu-unit/press-centre/press-releases2/environment-ministers-21-10-09

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