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10COPENHAGEN31
2010-01-15 13:18:00
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Embassy Copenhagen
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CLIMATE CHANGE: DENMARK TO ENDORSE COPENHAGEN

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TAGS: KGHG SENV ENRG PREL DA
SUBJECT: CLIMATE CHANGE: DENMARK TO ENDORSE COPENHAGEN
ACCORD THROUGH EU

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ACCORD THROUGH EU

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1. (SBU) Denmark's chosen means for associating itself with
the Copenhagen Accord, which it "strongly supports," is to
work within the EU for a common position, in order to
preclude backsliding by certain EU members. Denmark is
confident an EU common position will be reached before end
January. Denmark intends to play an active role as this
year's chair of the COP, but with a "less activist style,"
working more with others. So said MFA Head of Section in the
Environment and Sustainable Development Department Ketil
Iversen Karlsen when A/DCM delivered reftel demarche January
13 to him and to the Head of the Americas Dept. Morten
Lauridsen. Karlsen was pleased to take note of a phone
number for the UNFCCC secretariat: he said his government is
being inundated with queries from other countries about how
to contact the secretariat.


2. (SBU) Karlsen took the opportunity to mention the
following points regarding climate-change efforts:

- Rapid mobilization of financial assistance for adaptation
in developing countries is crucial to bolster the credibility
of the Copenhagen Accord and build momentum.

- Denmark is encouraged by India's decision to host a meeting
of the BASIC countries in Delhi this month. China will play
a big role in the meeting, which Denmark believes will likely
result in a reiteration of support for the Copenhagen Accord.


- A major challenge is to figure out the best way to
coordinate between the Copenhagen Accord and the UN process.

- Denmark is undecided about how to handle criticisms of the
Copenhagen Accord - whether to respond to them all or to
ignore most of them.

- Denmark has been invited to an alternative climate-change
summit in Bolivia in April. It has not decided whether to
participate.
MCCULLEY