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Saturday, November 21, 2009 4:22 AM

Published 11/07/2009 by ABC Online


Climate talks end in division and pessimism

The last United Nations negotiating session before next month's Copenhagen summit on climate change has ended in Spain, with rich and poor nations still deeply divided.

Officials say a new treaty to replace the Kyoto accords on greenhouse gas emissions could take another year.

UN officials have admitted...

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UN's Ban Ki-moon says Copenhagen climate talks ...
Photo: REUTERS UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday called the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen that opens in one month's time 'a unique opportunity ... - [11/07/2009 - Business Day]
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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 f ... - [11/07/2009 - Telegraph]
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- At the end of the round of negotiations in Barcelona in view of the Copenhagen summit, progress has been made on issues relating to adaptation to climate change. ... - [11/07/2009 - Ch.ch]

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...deal, eventually. "There will be a deal in Copenhagen, that's quite clear. We'll probably have to continue after Copenhagen. We won't solve the problem in Copenhagen, but there will be progress" he said. 'Political...
Climate talks end in division and pessimism [ABC Online - 11/07/2009]
...he said. "Political agreement that is underpinned by clear financing I think is something that will bring the world forward. 'So we need to have an agreement where people are committing actual money to start the adaptation to climate change.' This meeting takes place amid signs of a tentative global recovery."
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