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Saturday, November 21, 2009 3:23 PM

Published 11/06/2009 by Reuters


U.S. singled out for delay of climate pact

By Gerard Wynn and Alister Doyle - Analysis

BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) - The United States is likely to bear the brunt of the blame among recession-hit developed nations for an expected six- to 12-month delay to a new global climate deal hoped for December in Copenhagen.

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...[ID:nL6732806]) "This is probably (a direct result of) the realization that the United States would not come fully into the agreement at Copenhagen Bruno Sekoli of Lesotho, chair of a group of least developed nations, said in Barcelona."
U.S. singled out for delay of climate pact [Reuters - 11/06/2009]
...offer difficult. "I find it worrying that Copenhagen is in a way a brick wall that is coming closer and closer, so we need to get that (U S ) issue resolved, and the amount of time remaining to resolve it is getting less and less" said U N climate chief...
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