Climate Change Summit Seminar

Description: Scientists and researchers held a seminar in Lund, Sweden, this weekend to explain what will be discussed during the Climate Change meeting next month. The Koyto protocol needs to be replaced by 2012 and a new agreement regarding emission reduction is on its way. Next month in Copenhagen, Denmark 192 delegations from all parts of the world will meet to try to reach an agreement on how to reduce global warming. [Karin Backstrand, Assoc. Prof. Political Science]: Its a kind of stalemate because the United States doesnt want to bind themselves to emission reductions if not the developing countries take responsibility and the developing countries India and China say they will not take on any reductions if not the rich countries take the lead. The EU is pushing for action and wants to cut emissions by 20% by 2020 and by up to 90% in 2050 in order to reduce global warming. The US president Barack Obama have said that he wants emissions reduced with 80% by 2050 compared with the levels in the 90s. He first needs approval from the US Congress but that will not happen before the meeting in Copenhagen. China which is at the moment the largest polluter of greenhouse gases have until recently showed little interest in controlling its emissions and havent given any concrete numbers on how much they are going to reduce its emissions. [Lars Nilsson, Prof. Energy systems]: Emissions reductions are profitable already so developed countries could do things that lead to sustainable energy