China Spurns Pledges in Cancun Climate-Change Accord, U.S.'s Stern Says - Bloomberg
China is ignoring pledges made under a global-warming accord reached last year after a face-to-face meeting between President Barack Obama and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, the chief U.S. climate negotiator said.BBC News - Rich nations 'failing to deliver climate cash'
Chinese officials have acted as though the agreement “never happened,” Todd Stern, U.S special envoy for climate change, said in remarks prepared for a speech today at the University of Michigan Law School at Ann Arbor. China in December agreed to the Copenhagen Accord, a non-binding pact that aims to limit emissions blamed for global warming, he said.
Rich nations are failing to live up to their promise of giving US$30bn to poor countries to help them cope with climate change, according to a report.U.S.-China energy trade could be win-win - CharlotteObserver.com
"Working together is the key to solving the climate change problem in the world," Rogers said. "If we work harmoniously, we will smooth out on a political level."
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