SPIEGEL Interview With Al Gorehttp://www.spiegel.de/international/world/... US President Barack Obama is likely to attend the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December, former US Vice President Al Gore has told SPIEGEL in an interview. Gore said he is optimistic the US Congress will agree an outline of climate legislation before the conference, allowing Obama to head to the Danish capital with "a more substantive position."
Former US Vice President Al Gore says US President Barack Obama is likely to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December.
"I see the calendar, I see the unfolding of events, and I feel certain he will go," Gore told SPIEGEL in an interview. Gore expressed optimism that the US Congress will agree on the outline of climate change legislation before the conference. "Therefore, I think there is a very real prospect that the legislation will pass, and that as a result, Obama will have the ability to go to Copenhagen with a more substantive position."
Gore predicts Obama will attend climate summit
However, even if Obama does not attend, the United States will be represented in Copenhagen: A number of lawmakers have signaled this month their intentios to participate in the December summit.
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