風的故事

EU agree climate pledge that
may boost Copenhagen

EU leaders have so far failed to agree how much aid the bloc will give to developing nations to tackle the effects of global warming.

歐盟的老大們，對於該給發展中國家多少資源來阻止全球暖化這件事「又」卡住了。

On the first day of a two-day summit in Brussels EU leaders had wanted to agree a joint offer of around 6bn euros ($9bn; £5.5bn) over three years.

But analysts say wealthier states are struggling to convince poorer Eastern European countries to contribute.

本來是想提供一筆錢的啦！有錢國家正在說服窮國家一起分攤。

Officials said that consultations would continue overnight.

The BBC's Jonny Dymond in Brussels says there will be some serious arm twisting through the small hours as the EU tries to come up with the pledges.

"We will have a better figure tomorrow than we had tonight," Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt told a news conference.

"We have [EU] member states with [International Monetary Fund] programmes, with huge deficits. This is on a voluntary basis, and already more than half of the states have provided figures."

「明天會更好。」
「超過一半的成員國針對IMF的巨大赤字正在討論。」Fredrik Reinfeldt說。

'Swift decisions'

The money being sought at the Brussels summit is for a "fast start" contribution to help the world's poorest nations tackle rising sea levels, deforestation, water shortages and other consequences of climate change between 2010 and 2012.

針對氣候暖化所帶來的威脅，一句話：有錢好辦事。

Several wealthy EU states have announced significant contributions, but it is not yet clear what Germany, France and Eastern European nations are ready to contribute.

除了德國、法國和東歐國家，其他幾個有錢成員已經發表準備當好人了。

As the summit got under way, pledges had been made for around 2bn euros.

The largest contributions came from Britain at 883m euros and Sweden - which currently holds the rotating EU presidency - at 765m euros. The Netherlands has pledged 300m euros and Denmark 160m.

The figures are totals spread over three years - 2010-2012.

在未來三年(2010~2012)，英國、 瑞典、荷蘭和丹麥都說要出錢。

President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek told EU leaders that "swift, binding, global decisions" were also needed on climate targets.

"I call upon you - put a figure on the table. We demanded this in the European Parliament resolution in November," he said.

「全球正在轉變」「把所有問題攤開來講，在11月的歐洲議會來解決」
歐盟議員Jerzy Buzek告訴各國領袖。

As EU leaders arrived for the summit there was a moment of drama when Greenpeace activists breached the security cordon disguised as an official delegation.

They held up banners reading "EU: Save Copenhagen" before they were moved aside by security guards.

高峰會進行期間，綠色和平組織愛演戲，假扮成官方代表團。
要求：「歐盟：拯救哥本哈根」

(OS：聽說哥本哈根這次高峰會議花很多錢排放很多碳。)