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APEC leaders kill Copenhagen treaty hopes

The clearest sign yet that Copenhagen won’t produce its intended goal, a new legally-binding agreement on climate change, has emerged from a meeting of key leaders at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Singapore on the weekend.

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Posted on November 21, 2009 · in Asia

ANALYSIS – “Perfect storm” threatens poor nations’ CO2 cuts

BARCELONA (Reuters) – The global economic downturn and a growing trade in sovereign emissions rights are combining to create a “perfect storm” that threatens to derail already sluggish efforts to cut greenhouse gases in poor countries.

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Posted on June 7, 2009 · in Global

China tells rich nations to cut 2020 emissions by 40%

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UPDATE 2- BEIJING, May 21 (Reuters) – Rich nations should cut their greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40 percent by 2020 from 1990 levels as part of a new global climate change pact, China said on Thursday, spelling out its stance ahead of negotiations.

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Posted on May 21, 2009 · in Asia