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Published 11/07/2009 by Greenpeace International

The U.S. was the number one problem in Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain — On November 6th in Barcelona, Spain, United Nations climate change negotiations were supposed to conclude final preparations for the long-awaited talks in Copenhagen this December. But, after the-five day session concluded, the world was not much closer to the fair, ambitious and...

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