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UN climate chief holds out hope for global pact The U.N. climate chief has a message for naysayers about the Copenhagen climate conference next month: It will succeed. | AP |
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UN climate chief seeks $10 bln rich-nations pledge The U.N. environmental chief called on rich nations on Thursday to pledge $10 billion a year for three years at next month's Copenhagen summit to help poor states begin to tackle the impact of climate change. | Reuters |
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Copenhagen summit will be 'success': UN climate chief Efforts to craft a comprehensive climate treaty in Copenhagen next month will certainly "yield a success," the UN's top climate official pledged on Thursday. | AFP |
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Nations Unveil Plans to Rein in Emissions With less than three weeks remaining before negotiators gather in Copenhagen to hammer out a global response to climate change, a rapid-fire succession of countries are unveiling national plans that serve as opening bids for reining in heat-trapping emissions. | NY Times |
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Copenhagen does not hinge on US lawmakers: UN climate chief Days before a crucial climate change conference in Copenhagen, the UN climate chief has exuded confidence that US President Barack Obama would "commit" reasonable targets for emission cuts and not rely on a future legislation of the Congress on the issue. | Times of India |
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Govt admits it doesn't expect much from Copenhagen meet The government on Thursday admitted what most have already accepted -- that the Copenhagen climate meet will not see any substantial deal to prevent the world from slipping towards a climate catastrophe. | Times of India |
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Obama Could Tip the Balance at Copenhagen Climate Summit The United Nations' climate agency chief says he wants U.S. President Barrack Obama to join world leaders at the international summit on climate change, which will take place in Copenhagen in December. | ENS |
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| | | In the spotlight | | | World’s faiths can propel search for solution to climate change, says Ban The world’s religions have a crucial role to play in the global fight against climate change, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, characterizing the battle with global warming as a “moral” issue. | UN News Centre |
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Ban lays out criteria for successful Copenhagen gathering on climate change As just over one month remains before nations converge in Copenhagen to ‘seal the deal’ on a new climate change agreement, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has laid out his four benchmarks for success at the negotiations in the Danish capital. | UN News Centre |
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Climate change the focus as Ban kicks off visit to Seattle Climate change was the focus today as Ban Ki-moon kicked off his first visit to Seattle as United Nations Secretary-General, setting out to see firsthand the efforts of United States citizens, communities and businesses to protect the environment. | UN News Centre |
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