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UPDATE: SINCE THIS POST, THE WHITE HOUSE ANNOUNCED THE PRESIDENT WILL INDEED ATTEND AND SPEAK AT THE UNFCCC IN COPENHAGEN ON DEC. 9. Bravo! Must’ve been this blog. ;
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Check out the beautiful logo designed by the US Department of State for the 15th Council of Parties meeting of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. It’s part of a federal agency Website aimed primarily at foreigners wanting to know what the red, white and blue will commit to at the December 7-18, 2009 summit of 192 countries in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is trying to stay positive despite the US announcement that no comprehensive climate treaty would emerge from the talks, as many countries were hoping for.

From America.gov Website: Any agreement has to involve immediate global action on climate change, and all nations must meet their share of the responsibilities, Clinton said. The agreement must also cover all of the major issues, including adaptation, financing, technology cooperation and forest preservation, she said.

The agreement also must help provide funding to assist developing nations, which are often the least able to implement complex agreements, she added.

“We are prepared to support a global climate fund that will support adaptation and mitigation efforts and a matching entity to help developing countries match needs with available resources,” Clinton told reporters.

“Funding through the new global climate fund and a technology mechanism will help developing countries identify what they need, where to get it, and how to finance, operate and maintain it,” she said.

Clinton stressed that the Copenhagen conference is not the end of the process, as many in the media and environmental community have suggested.

US government climate negotiators Todd Stern and Jonathan Pershing

The funding part has indeed been left out of most media reports, and depending on the dollar amount committed by the US, the news should be welcomed by developing countries in particular. For 20 years, the UN has been working on climate change, but the funding to implement actions has been missing.

The more I stare at that US-Copenhagen logo (above), I wonder if that green line is really a frown?

NOTE: The EnviroMedia team is packing our bags for our trip to the Copenhagen event. We’ll again be serving as non-governmental delegates, and writing about our experiences for several media outlets. Check EnviroMedia’s Website on Nov. 30 for the launch of a new, fun public service effort aimed at educating Americans about climate change policy.

Tags: climate change, cop15, Copenhagen, environment, global warming, government policy, Hillary Clinton, UNFCCC, US Department of State

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