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29.11.2010
UN climate talks seek to bridge rich-poor divide
CANCUN, Mexico, Nov 29 (Reuters) - A new round of U.N. climate talks opens on Monday with almost 200 nations meeting in Mexico in hopes of clinching an agreement on a narrow range of crunch issues dividing rich and emerging economies.
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29.11.2010
Nations again try to bridge rich-poor climate gap
CANCUN, Mexico – World governments begin another attempt Monday to overcome the disconnect between rich and poor nations on fighting global warming, with evidence mounting that the Earth's climate already is changing in ways that will affect both sides of the wealth divide.
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29.11.2010
Climate change scientists warn of 4C global temperature rise
The hellish vision of a world warmed by 4C within a lifetime has been set out by an international team of scientists, who say the glacial progress of the global climate change talks that restart in Mexico today makes the so-called safe limit of 2C impossible to keep. A 4C rise in the planet's temperature would see severe droughts across the world and millions of migrants seeking refuge as their food supplies collapse.
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29.11.2010
U.N. climate talks "risk losing relevance" - EU
International climate talks risk "losing momentum and relevance" if they fail to achieve concrete progress in the next two weeks, the Europe Union's climate chief warned on Monday.
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29.11.2010
Time for compromise, troubled UN climate talks told
A new round of UN climate talks got under way on Monday to appeals for action and compromise after the squabbles that drove last year's global summit in Copenhagen close to disaster. Skip related content
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24.11.2010
EU to offer Kyoto compromise in Cancun
The EU will agree to a second commitment period for the Kyoto Protocol, provided a number of reforms are made to the international agreement and it is accompanied by a parallel second treaty that covers those countries that currently have no legal obligations under Kyoto.
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23.11.2010
India can play key role at Cancun: US
"India had a very important role last year in Copenhagen, and I think India will have a very important role this year, particularly if we have a chance of getting anywhere," US Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern told reporters Monday.
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23.11.2010
Global Impact Of EU 30 Pct Carbon Cut Small:IEA
New European Union proposals for a tough cut in carbon dioxide emissions would have only a limited impact on the global warming process, International Energy Agency chief economist told Reuters on Monday.
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23.11.2010
EU Says May Unveil CO2 Credit Curb Plan In Cancun
The European Commission said on Monday a proposal to limit the use of some carbon credits from industrial gas projects in its emissions trading scheme might be unveiled during a United Nations climate summit in Mexico next week.
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23.11.2010
Confident of progress at climate change conference: UN
Looking ahead to the United Nations climate change conference beginning in Cancún next week, a senior official with the world body said on Monday that talks could yield real results but was cautious to keep expectations realistic.
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23.11.2010
China says climate compromise needed at Cancun
Participants in next week's U.N. climate conference in Mexico need to agree on financing and technology transfer arrangements to help developing nations reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, China's climate envoy said Tuesday.
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23.11.2010
China calls on US to take lead at climate talks
China called on the United States on Tuesday to step up and ensure climate change talks opening next week make progress, as the world's top two carbon emitters remain divided over the issue.
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