French environment minister Dominique Voynet, representing the EU, said the plan would actually permit greenhouse gas emissions to increase, instead of forcing them to decline. However, both sides pledged their commitment to reaching a deal. Opponents say such programs give credit for doing nothing and would mean countries could pollute more than they otherwise would have been allowed to. We had an agreement for minus five point something. We are not here to undo that.
Negotiations have to finish tomorrow.
The EU should salvage this proposal. The EU cannot give up now. It has to sit down and negotiate hard and not come home with a bad deal. This is totally unacceptable.