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Saturday, November 21, 2009 12:59 PM

Published 11/07/2009 by Reuters


G20 makes little progress on climate financing

By Toni Vorobyova and Anna Willard

ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - Rich countries and developing nations fought over climate change on Saturday, failing to make progress on financing ahead of a major environmental summit in Copenhagen next month.

Britain, which was hosting a meeting of G20 finance ministers in Scotland,...

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