White House Press Secretary reports that Obama will change scheduled attendance at Copenhagen to influence negotiations
The White House recently released the following statement on Obama's presence at the United Nations Climate Change Conference:
Kate Sheppard, blogger for Mother Jones, Twittered, ""the Prez believes that continued US leadership can be most productive...at the end of the Copenhagen conference Dec. 18 rather than Dec. 9"
Climate activists from across the United States have been sending in artwork over the last several weeks sending messages of climate action. These works were displayed in front of the White House before being used in a giant aerial photo and then delivered to the Obama administration. 1Sky's Campaign Director Gillian Caldwell speaking about Copenhagen and Obama:
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President Obama will push back his visit to the international climate change treaty negotiations in Copenhagen, from the first week of the conference to its final scheduled day, a senior White House official said this afternoon.
The move comes in response to greenhouse gas emissions reduction pledges made in recent days by China and India. It will put Obama at the conference at the same time as dozens of other heads of state, and it immediately raises expectations anew for some type of climate agreement to result from the talks.
By switching his visit from Dec. 9 to Dec. 18, Obama appears to be betting that his presence can - as he has expressed hope for several
times in the past - push the negotiations "over the top" toward an agreement.
Kate Sheppard, blogger for Mother Jones, Twittered, ""the Prez believes that continued US leadership can be most productive...at the end of the Copenhagen conference Dec. 18 rather than Dec. 9"
Climate activists from across the United States have been sending in artwork over the last several weeks sending messages of climate action. These works were displayed in front of the White House before being used in a giant aerial photo and then delivered to the Obama administration. 1Sky's Campaign Director Gillian Caldwell speaking about Copenhagen and Obama:
Related Content:
A special bouquet of info for you: Kittens for climate change, the story of cap and trade, and vampires on climate gate
Calling all bloggers heading to Copenhagen
Copenhagen in Plain English (video explainer)
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