Topic: Framework Convention on Climate Change
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Kyoto to Copenhagen: Why UN's glacial global warming talks need overhaul
Some specialists are calling for an overhaul of the UN global warming process, which yielded only modest progress in Copenhagen.
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Copenhagen accord: 'essential beginning' to some, shaky foundation to others
Participants approved a Copenhagen accord that sets out emissions-control objectives, sets a target of less than 2 degrees for global warming, and pledges $30 billion in aid to developing countries. The pact is not legally binding.
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Copenhagen talks suspended over rich-poor divide
Negotiations on a deal to curb greenhouse gas emissions and head off global warming were suspended Monday morning in Copenhagen, with poorer countries charging wealthier nations aren't prepared to make necessary cuts in CO2 emissions.
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Global warming talks spark friction between US and China
After the first week of global warming talks in Copenhagen, disagreements between nations are still evident, particularly between industrial heavyweights the US and China.
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