Still a lot of work for climate deal- PM_672

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"I think it's unrealistic to expect a concrete,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, immediate outcome on targets and commitments and the other elements of the package this week, these are building blocks along the road," Mr Rudd said.
The financing arrangements to assist developing nations reduce emissions and adapt technology has been described by some climate groups as a deal breaker in relation to the UN summit in Denmark.
While climate change will be the dominant issue, the G20 will also focus on the global recession and the impact of globally co-ordinated economic stimulus spending begun early this year.
Shortly after his arrival in New York on Saturday Mr Rudd signalled there could be a need for another meeting of Group of 20 (G20) finance ministers before the United Nations climate change summit to flesh out financing arrangements.
The UN this week will also host a mini-summit on climate change to prepare for Copenhagen.
Still a lot of work for climate deal: PM
Mr Rudd will speak at the UN General Assembly in the middle of the week before travelling to Pittsburgh for the summit of Group of 20 developed and emerging economies.
"What concerns me is if not enough of that is distilled prior to Copenhagen so that heads of government and their finance ministers and treasurers can make the right decisions for the future."
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has warned there's still a lot of work to be done if the world is to reach agreement on reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Copenhagen in December.
"We cannot afford, as Mr Turnbull constantly does,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, to procrastinate, procrastinate,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, procrastinate. Hard decisions need to be made," he said.
He said it what was needed at the G20 was another step on the road to Copenhagen and the possibility of G20 finance ministers meeting again before December.
Mr Rudd is in New York ahead of the UN general assembly and a meeting of G20 world leaders in Pittsburgh towards the end of the week.
"There's a danger, speaking absolutely frankly, that options for a final decision are left too late because we are now I think,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, less than 80 days from Copenhagen.
"We're not even near the point yet of looking at, let's call it, overall funding strategies from both private and public sources," Mr Rudd said.
Mr Rudd also took a swipe at the federal opposition which appears as divided as ever on whether it will support the second vote in November on the government's emissions trading scheme legislation.
"These decisions also include financing arrangements such as where the funding will come from and adapting to new technology.
"Business certainty demands that Mr Turnbull show some leadership and deliver an outcome in terms of their position, then we have a discussion."
"For Copenhagen to succeed on climate change we need to see action on the question of targets from developed countries and verifiable commitments from developing countries," Mr Rudd said.