A summit between the European Union and Brazil in Stockholm on Tuesday (6 October) saw leaders call for added urgency on climate change negotiations.

Amid rhetoric suggesting the formation of a new strategic alliance on the topic, the two sides also announced their intention to meet again in November, just days before the start of UN climate change negotiations in Copenhagen.

“We want to increase the pressure on this climate debate,” said Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, whose country currently holds the bloc’s rotating presidency.

“There is a lot of concern that we are not making enough progress,” he said.

Speaking at a press conference after the meeting, the leaders made supportive comments on each others’ commitments to reduce carbon emissions, with Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva highlighting Europe’s more ambitious targets when compared to the US.

He said it was clear that each country should take responsibility for their own emissions, referring to China amongst others.

Last month at the United Nations General Assembly, Mr Lula announced a target of 80 percent reduction in deforestation by 2020 for Brazil.

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