Push for New Pact on Climate Change Is Plagued by Old Divide of Wealth

The U.N. climate summit on Tuesday is likely to be plagued by old North-South divisions.

"At 1 p.m. on Sunday, tens of thousands of demonstrators in Manhattan are expected to make as much noise as they can — with whistles, trumpets, even the tolling of church bells — to raise an alarm about the risks of climate change. Similar demonstrations are planned across the United States and in 161 other countries.

Two days later, that show of unity will most likely give way to political discord.

The United Nations is convening on Tuesday the largest gathering of world leaders ever devoted to climate change, and some bold proclamations are expected. Africa will promise a clean-energy corridor stretching from Cairo to Cape Town. Pledges will be made to halve the destruction of the world’s forests by 2020 and stop it by 2030. The World Bank will lead a big push to put a global price on emissions of greenhouse gases."

Justin Gillis And Coral Davenport report for the New York Times September 20, 2014.

SEE ALSO:

"UN Wants Climate Summit To Avoid Negotiations Over Global Pact" (The Hill)

"Ban Enlisting Business on Climate Change May Win UN Pact" (Bloomberg)

"Obama To Tout U.S. Action On Climate At U.N. Summit" (Huffington Post)

"Climate Summit 2014" (United Nations)

Source: NY Times, 09/22/2014