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Copenhagen, Dec 10 (DPA) A day after talks at a UN climate change conference broke down in recriminations between developed and developing countries, the Danish host of the event said Thursday the country will offer a proposed deal over the weekend.
The proposal, first mentioned by Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen on Danish TV overnight, would be the first official one laid forward at the talks. The announcement came after Rasmussen made a surprise visit to the conference Wednesday.

Wednesday’s negotiations had been clouded by opposition to a demand from low-lying island nation Tuvalu, which is pushing for the talks to lead to a legally binding agreement.

Additionally, European Union officials slammed China and other developing nations for stonewalling talks. That was in reaction to Chinese accusations that developed countries are not doing enough to cut their own emissions.

But Rasmussen called such back and forth normal political theatre, terming it a normal part of any such conference.

Up until now, Rasmussen has referred to the Danish proposal as an “informal working paper”.

One part of the plan would call for developing countries to limit their emissions of greenhouse gas emissions. That has drawn the ire of those countries, which say the developed world has more cuts to make before it can make demands of the developing world.

EU nations are working to prepare a joint approach to the talks in advance of the closing days, Dec 17-18, when more than 110 world leaders, including US President Barack Obama, are expected to come to the conference to negotiate.