No conclusion on climate aid, Dimas furious

摘要

As expected, but to mass disappointment, including that of Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas, EU finance ministers failed to agree this week on how much they should offer developing nations to sign a new global climate change accord and reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Further discussion on funding figures will now be put off until next week's European Council.rnMember states on 20 October appeared split between the richer old members and the eastern European countries reluctant to commit to providing vast sums of money in an economic crisis. The talks also stalled on the issue of internal burden sharing.