COP 15 opening press briefing

COP 15 President Connie Hedegaard and UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer held a joint press conference on the opening day of the meeting.

Ms. Hedegaard spoke of an unprecedented political will to reach an agreement. With 110 Heads of State confirmed as attending the conference, she said there is a huge pressure on everyone to deliver not just a deal, but an ambitious deal in Copenhagen.

She emphasized the urgent need for such a deal to be reached here in Copenhagen, saying that we cannot send 110 Heads of State home to tell their populations that we couldnt make it.

Yvo de Boer stated that countries in the conference room this morning made clear their desire to deliver a strong and ambitious outcome in Copenhagen. I believe the conference will write history, but we must make sure it writes the right history, he said.

He underlined the need for ambitious commitments to cut and limit emissions, for immediate funding and for prompt action on the ground.

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[yahazif]

She sounds like Obama and his stimulus bill. "We have to get this done NOW. We are in a crisis and we can't wait. This must happen now..." Pure fear mongering. 30,000 scientist have signed a petition against "climate change" alarmist theories. Will this woman allow even one of those scientist to talk. No. In her world of totalitarianism the opposition does not get to speak. People who oppose her are "dangerous." She will force her own agenda with lies and fear mongering. With a complicit media

[MayonR]

The tone is aggressive and the desperation is evident. The alarmist display alone should be clue to the deception riddled in this whole farce. The Debate is done since the opposing side was never addressed. In other words the global warming politicians (or scientists) never showed up for the fight.

[shellius]

Get this done. We are expecting something ambitious and aggressive. Be honest and tell us what it will take!

[gurkeh]

Come on, world leaders! Step up to the plate and stop this now.

[dannykil1]

...to deliver consensus and a global agreement... whatever that may look like but we will hopefully see in a couple of weeks time.

[SmileyMan]

You're a naive idiot.

[dddiegopan]

To deliver what? time is up for who? what outcome?

Immediate institutionalized tyranny with taxation on

low emotions future for all, will write history? Seems to me more like re-writing history to benefit a one world micro-management system , that will only further the cost of living around the world, based on a hoax called CLIMATE GATE ?

Sorry my friend but history writes itself up, it is not to be imposed by no man playing god.