Time ‘runs short’ on climate deal

August 10th, 2009

Time is running short to agree a new treaty on global warming amid deep divisions over key issues, according to the UN’s top climate official.

Speaking at the start of the latest round of UN discussions, Yvo de Boer said the political signals were positive, but progress still too slow.

About 1,000 officials are meeting in Bonn for a week of informal talks.

The aim is to clear the way for the adoption of a new UN climate treaty in Copenhagen in December.

“We’ve got a 200-plus-page text riddled with square brackets (where issues are unresolved),” Mr de Boer told BBC News. “And it worries me to think how on earth we’re going to whittle that down to meaningful language with just five weeks of negotiating time left.”

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