Most world leaders plan to attend a climate summit in Copenhagen this month, boosting chances that a new UN deal to fight climate change will be reached, Denmark's prime minister said yesterday.
The number of leaders planning to come to the Dec. 7-18 talks had risen to 98 out of the 192 members of the United Nations. The number was up from 65 in a first count after invitations were sent last month. "It gives me a strong feeling that we are on the right track," Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen told a news conference.
Many analysts say chances of healing deep rifts between rich and poor nations over how to fight global warming have improved after leaders including U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese Premier Wen Jibao have said they would come to Copenhagen.
Obama plans to attend on Dec. 9.
