EU urges US climate commitment

By Roger Harrabin Environment analyst, BBC News

EU leaders say the downturn is an opportunity to develop green energy

The EU is calling on President Barack Obama to cap US carbon emissions and sign up to a global system of carbon trading between rich nations.

The European Commission said the US needed to join a carbon market if it was going to raise the huge sums needed for combating climate change.

Rich nations had to raise 175bn euros (