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Fox23: Climate Talks Stagnate Despite Public Worries

By Jennifer Morgan

New York State’s Fox23news.com carries a Reuters story looking at the ongoing discussions aimed at securing a post-2012 climate change agreement.

Taking in views from Rajendra Pachauri, chairman of the U.N. climate panel, and Danish Environment Minister Connie Hedegaard, the article concludes with a focus on the role of the EU:

A first test of whether there is new impetus in fighting climate change will come at an EU summit next week. Leaders will discuss a plan, opposed by France, to set a mandatory goal of getting 20 percent of energy from renewable sources by 2020.

“There is a level of public attention to the climate issue that we have never seen before,” said Jennifer Morgan of the British-based environmental think-tank E3G. “The first test will be the EU heads of state.”