Climate activists: U.S. and its partners must ‘publicly renounce’ spying tactics

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Climate activists: U.S. and its partners must ‘publicly renounce’ spying tactics
By Agence France-Presse
Friday, January 31, 2014 12:35 EST

The United States and other governments accused of spying on negotiators at crucial UN climate talks in 2009 should “publicly renounce” such tactics, environmental groups involved in the process said Friday.

Climate Action Network (CAN), a grouping of more than 850 environmental groups, reacted to media reports citing a leaked document from rogue US National Security Agency analyst Edward Snowden claiming to show the NSA and allies had monitored the communications of other governments ahead of and during the 2009 round of talks in Copenhagen.

“CAN condemns such actions,” said the grouping, an active participant in the annual talks towards sealing a new, global pact to curb Earth-damaging climate change.

“The work currently underway… already suffers from a dearth of trust between nations. If we are to achieve this monumental deal for the planet, all countries must work on repairing these burnt bridges.”