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Ms Hedegaard said the cables only presented one side of the picture (Photo: European Parliament)

Hedegaard hits back after US cables suggest climate skulduggery

The EU's top climate official has blasted WikiLeaks releases as one-sided and misleading after leaked cables suggested Europe and the US used money and pressure tactics to secure developing nation support for the Copenhagen Accord.

Speaking at a news conference in Cancun, Mexico, on Tuesday (7 December) where negotiators from roughly 200 nations are meeting for UN climate talks, Connie Hedegaard said she had met many officials from developing nations since the accord was agreed in Denma...

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Ms Hedegaard said the cables only presented one side of the picture (Photo: European Parliament)

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