The head of the Environment Agency is set to claim that the Copenhagen summit is unlikely to produce a "signed and sealed" climate change solution, because leading countries are not ready to commit. Skip related content
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Copenhagen 'unlikely' to solve global warming
Lord Smith is calling for a reality check on the UN gathering, saying a treaty with "clear targets and measurable rapid reductions in emissions" is doubtful this year.
In his keynote address at the Environment Agency's annual conference in central London, he will say that Copenhagen "won't solve all the issues - some of the most significant emissions countries aren't yet ready to conclude a deal, not least the US, where the Senate won't have made its decisions until the New Year."
Earlier this week, Gordon Brown said that he was working hard to ensure a global deal on tackling carbon emissions at next month's environmental negotiations.
But Lord Smith says the summit must not be the last word in achieving a climate change solution but a "crucial start" for doing so.
He will add: "What we have to aim for, though, is a number of clear 'in principle' decisions, agreed by the participating nations, with a commitment to agree actions arising from those principles in the course of the following nine months."
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