联合国应对气候变化的机构负责人德博尔说，国际会谈正在取得实质性的进展，但如果没有世界各国领导人的支持，会谈就可能失败。德博尔说，为全球协议奠定基础，必须有最高层政治领导人的支持。德博尔是在曼谷发表这些言论的。来自180个国家的专家目前在曼谷开会，为今年12月份在哥本哈根举行的应对气候变化会议起草协议。会议星期五结束。尽管所有代表都同意应该大大地降低二氧化碳污染，然而，如何分工以及由谁出资仍然是具有争议的问题。
世界各国领导人12月开会时，资助贫穷国家将是会议能否达成气候变化协议的关键。德博尔说，在财政问题上取得重大进展，有助于推动会谈进程。
The United Nation’s top official on climate change says international talks are making real progress, but may fail without a major boost of support from world leaders.Yvo de Boer says the process of laying a foundation for a global treaty needs the backing of political leaders at the highest level to get results.De Boer made his comments in Bangkok where experts from 180 nations are gathered to work on a draft agreement for December’s climate conference in Copenhagen. The meeting ends Friday.Although all parties agree that carbon pollution should be drastically slashed, how that effort should be shared and who should foot the bill are still contentious questions.
Funding to help poorer nations is a key issue in helping reach a new agreement on climate change when global leaders meet in December.De Boer says a significant advance on the issue of finance was needed to help negotiators move the process forward.