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Copenhagen bursting at the seamsThe world has descended on Copenhagen … or it certainly feels that way. Crunch climate talks enter second weekThe marathon United Nations climate summit entered its second week on Monday as environment ministers readied closed-door meetings. Progress in UN climate talks, tougher issues aheadUN climate talks have made progress at the halfway mark but many of the toughest issues are deadlocked, delegates said on Saturday. Climate talks: First blows struck over dealMajor players fired the first shots in a three-way battle on climate change on Friday, wrangling over a document proposed as the blueprint of a pact. China says US envoy 'irresponsible' on climate aidChina on Friday attacked a top US envoy as "extremely irresponsible" for saying at the Copenhagen summit that no US climate aid would go to China. EU leaders pledge €7,3bn for climate fightEuropean leaders promised on Friday to provide developing countries with €7,3-billion to try to win their support for a climate-change deal. Is anybody listening?This week, as world leaders gather in Copenhagen to craft a climate-change treaty, Africans are watching keenly for concrete actions. Developing nations clash over climate targetsA major rift surfaced at UN climate talks on Wednesday between emerging giants and countries most exposed to the ravages of global warming. Developing nations furious over climate textClimate talks in disarray barely days into the Copenhagen summit, putting at risk international unity to fight global warming. Haggling begins at UN climate talksNegotiators at the UN climate talks in Copenhagen got down to the nitty-gritty on Tuesday. |
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