It's not easy being green
By Dave Keating - 15.06.2012 / 04:10 CET
With world leaders preoccupied by the fragility of the global economy, what chance is there that the Rio+20 summit will set a new environmental agenda?
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Rio+20
Full Name: United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
Organiser: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Venue: Riocentro Convention Centre
Expected attendees: More than 50,000
Preparatory meeting: 13-15 June
High-level conference: 20-22 June
Working languages: English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish
European commissioners attending: Janez Potocnik (environment), Connie Hedegaard (climate action), Andris Piebalgs (development), Dacian Ciolos¸ (agriculture) , José Manuel Barroso (Commission president)
EU member-state heads of government attending: Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Italy, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
Ministers will to agree that national plans are needed – but play down the need for further legislation at EU level.
Support for setting new climate targets after 2020.
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