New climate draft drops 2010 deadline for a legally binding treaty to fight global warming
By Michael Casey, APFriday, December 18, 2009
New climate draft drops 2010 deadline for treaty
COPENHAGEN — A new draft climate agreement being considered by world leaders at the U.N. summit in Copenhagen drops a previous 2010 deadline for achieving a legally binding treaty to fight global warming.
The latest draft obtained by The Associated Press doesn’t have a deadline. Like previous drafts it refers to “deep cuts” in global emissions of greenhouse gases but does not give exact figures.
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COPENHAGEN (AP) — A new draft climate agreement being considered by world leaders at the U.N. summit in Copenhagen drops a previous 2010 deadline for achieving a legally binding treaty to fight global warming.
The latest draft obtained by The Associated Press doesn’t have a deadline. Like previous drafts it refers to “deep cuts” in global emissions of greenhouse gases but does not give exact figures.
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