Brown confident of climate accord in Copenhagen
Speaking to representatives of 17 countries at the Major Economies Forum, convened as part of efforts to secure a deal at the UN Summit in Copenhagen in December, he warned of the economic, human and ecological impact of a failure to cut the emissions driving up temperatures. The costs of failing to address global warming would be greater than the impact of the two world wars and the Great Depression, he said.
He told the forum, gathered in London for the second day of talks, that he believes a deal in Copenhagen is possible. However, with fewer than 50 days to go before the UN talks, he warned that countries were not making progress quickly enough to reach agreement.
