Failure of Doha talks will knock deals on climate, food and energy
International agreements on climate change, food security and energy use could drift beyond reach if next week's Geneva talks on liberalising world trade collapse, Peter Mandelson, the European Union's chief trade negotiator, warned on Thursday. "The chances for a breakthrough are improving, but that breakthrough is not yet in the bag,' said Mr Mandelson. A Doha deal was important, he said, because "the global economy faces a barrage of problems... It would bring fresh confidence to a world economy that is certainly in need of it'.