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Published 11/07/2009 by Telegraph


Climate change commitments of different countries

The US has said it will not sign up to a climate change deal unless developing nations also cut pollution. But what have rich and poor nations signed up to so far?

Pledges by rich countries on 2020 levels

UN: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says the rich world should cut...

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