President Obama launches Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate: pre-Copenhagen treaty dance amps up to a new level

In Washington, US President Barack Obama launched the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate, a group aimed at developing a consensus on clean energy and climate change in advance of the Copenhagen summit in December where the new global climate treaty will be finalized. The new treaty will replace Kyoto in 2012. Participants will include Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, the European Union, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

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