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Europe's climate chief scolds and praises China

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - China's climate negotiators are moving too slowly, but the country's green energy companies are advancing at an "astonishing" pace and threaten to outpace western competitors, Europe's climate chief said on Tuesday.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - China's climate negotiators are moving too slowly, but the country's green energy companies are advancing at an "astonishing" pace and threaten to outpace western competitors, Europe's climate chief said on Tuesday.

Connie Hedegaard's comments were delivered alongside a warning that Europe would not automatically sign up again to the U.N.'s Kyoto Protocol, the main global deal to tackle climate change.

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