Lula calls on leaders to attend climate talks
By Ed Crooks in London and Fiona Harvey in Barcelona
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva: 'The discussions have been outsourced to advisers'
EDITOR’S CHOICE
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva told the Financial Times he would speak to Barack Obama, US president, next week to urge him and other leaders to go to Copenhagen on December 16-17, the final days of the talks, to save them from failure.
“We may not reach an agreement because of a deficiency of global leadership,” Mr Lula da Silva said. “The discussions have been outsourced to advisers but it is better that the ones who say yes or no are prime ministers and presidents.”
Mr Lula da Silva named Hu Jintao, China’s president, and Manmohan Singh, India’s prime minister, as key participants and said he would attend if other leaders did.
He made no new commitments to curb Brazil’s emissions. However, the call from a president with substantial success in the world’s ninth-largest economy, which has grown impressively in recent years, raises the pressure on other leaders to attend.
Todd Stern, the US climate envoy, has suggested Mr Obama will go only if a deal seems close. Gordon Brown, UK prime minister, says he will attend if it helps secure a deal.
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