December 17, 2009
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Air & Climate Newsletter December 17, 2009 |
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Despite progress Copenhagen is on brink of `farce`, Miliband warns
The Copenhagen Summit remains on a knife edge this morning as negotiators warned openly for the first time that continuing wrangling over the structure of any deal could result in the collapse of the talks. Yesterday saw progress on a number of fronts, with fresh funding pledged for rainforest protection, the tabling of a compromise funding plan by Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi that secured the support by the EU and others, and indications of a mild thawing of relations between the US and China. However, the good news was overshadowed by the continuing row between rich and poor ... |
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World`s largest firms issue last ditch call for Copenhagen deal
Over 1,000 businesses, including many of the world`s largest firms, have issued a final call for world leaders gathering in Copenhagen to deliver `a strong legally binding deal` to tackle climate change. Six of the world`s largest green business groups – The Prince of Wales` Corporate Leaders Group, WWF Climate Savers, the US-based Ceres and Bicep groups, the Climate Group, and the Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development – have issued a joint statement insisting the business community supports ambitious action to cut carbon emissions. `There are rumours floating in and ... |
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