‘Climate meet failed long before it even opened’

Charles J Hanley reports from Copenhagen that the outcome of the conference will ultimately be shaped by the United States and China

Protestors from Denmark’s Ogaden Community demonstrate outside the UN climate change conference against Ethiopian prime minister Meles Zenawi participating in the COP15 United Nations Climate Change Conference.

THE Copenhagen climate conference “failed” long before it even opened. It may not “succeed” until long after it ends.