Thursday 17 December 2009

Pacific Voices @ COP 15: Dr Al Binger, Scientist AOSIS

Geoffrey Smith, Fiji TV, Climate Pasifika

Copenhagen, 17 December -As negotiations stall at the 11th hour with time fast running out, frustrations are slowly boiling over.

At least one leading member with the Alliance of Small Island States has described the deadlock over various versions of a draft texts as nothing short of disappointing.

Dr. Al Binger summarised for us just how stalled talks are now beginning to take its toll on negotiators.



Transcript

Absolutely nothing. The only thing happening here is that the weather is getting cold and everybody is getting pissed off.

Well it may be surprising to some people but to most of us this is what we kind of figured that this would be the outcome.

Im surprised that some of the parties who should be more constructive havent been more constructive. But its a total disappointment.

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