Clinton at Copenhagen: 'We are in a common boat'

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Fri, 18 Dec 2009 7:57a.m.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addresses the media at a news conference during the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009 in Copenhagen (Reuters)

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addresses the media at a news conference during the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009 in Copenhagen (Reuters)

By Tony Wright

Hillary Clinton has announced that the US will contribute towards a fund worth $100 billion US dollars a year by 2020 to help poorer countries cope with climate change.

The US secretary of state was speaking at the summit in Copenhagen where she said that any US funds were contingent on World leaders reaching a broader climate pact at the talks.

“I have often quoted a Chinese proverb which says that when you are in a common boat you have to cross the river peacefully together. Well, we are in a common boat,” she said.

Negotiations have stalled between the two biggest carbon polluters the US and China, amid disputes between rich and poor countries.

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18 Dec 2009 03:43p.m.

mark wrote:

for those not clued up. "We are in a common boat" is a declaration of war for those countries who don't 'conform' to global government or global nuclear energy. make you get some 3 billion-rated sun block

18 Dec 2009 02:37p.m.

V wrote:

Only problem is the boat is full of holes, only have room for the VERY rich, the Chinese river is full of crap!, and your story doesn't wash!

18 Dec 2009 08:23a.m.

V wrote:

Not evil just wrong!. Hows the Snow Storm Hill's.

18 Dec 2009 08:02a.m.

mark wrote:

these 3rd world countries are going to love adopting nuclear sites.