Progress in Climate Talks “Patchy, Much Too Slow,” EU Says

The progress of climate talks in China, the last formal gathering before a global summit due to begin next month, was “very patchy and much too slow,” a senior European Union official said.

“The gap between the texts on the table at the end of the Tianjin session and the decisions we need to reach in Cancun is still very big,” EU Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard said in an e-mailed statement late yesterday. “A lot of work will be needed over the coming weeks to bridge this gap.”