The are on them and that “our planet has reached a point of crisis”, leaving only seven years before “we lose the levers of control” on the climate. The prince was addressing ministers at the formal opening of the high-level talks. “It is no understatement to say that, with your signatures, you can write our [...]

The president of the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen, Connie Hedegaard, resigned this morning. She is to be replaced by the Danish premier. “With so many heads of state and government having arrived it’s appropriate that the prime minister of Denmark presides,” Hedegaard told the 192-nation meeting. “However, the prime minister has appointed me [...]