Copenhagen conference ends
2009-12-19 19:10
Copenhagen - The UN climate conference has ended after two weeks of intense wrangling, accepting a new US-brokered deal that offered billions to help poorer nations adjust to global warming but did little to cut emissions of greenhouse gases.
The 193-nation conference - the largest, most important climate meeting in history - was gavelled to a close at 15:26 local time on Saturday, ending a 31-hour negotiating marathon.
Its last major action was considering the Copenhagen Accord, a product of closed-door summit bargaining on Friday between President Barack Obama and the leaders of China and other major developing nations.
Under the accord, richer nations pledge $10bn a year in climate aid for three years, and set a goal of much more money eventually. The accord also envisions deeper cuts in big polluters' greenhouse gas emissions, but does not impose limits.
- AP