Meanwhile, in Ethiopia a meeting of African Union leaders has renewed calls for Western reparations to address the effects of global warming. Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said climate change will continue to have devastating consequences on Africa.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi: “The African Union, in its two previous summits, made a historic decision to engage actively in climate change negotiations and to do so on the basis of a common position and one negotiating team. This was an unprecedented and historic decision. Africa has contributed virtually nothing to global warming, but it is placed to lose most by climate change. Africa is going to be hit hardest, and it’s going to be hit first.”