Copenhagen Blog - EU 'red lines' in negotiations

Written by George Lyon and published in the Steamie on Fri 18th Dec 2009

A little bit of behind the scenes information for you. I just had a meeting with the EU delegation, which is headed up by the Swedish Presidency. I asked them what their 'red lines' were in the negotiations. They told me:

1. All developed countries must sign up to a Kyoto level of bindingness

2. All emerging countries must sign up to real and appropriate commitments

3. There must be proper monitoring, reporting and verification of emission cuts

A few obvious sticking points there then, but it does give you a sense of diverse negotiating positions of the key players in Copenhagen.