Infocus | Copenhagen Summit
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Sunday Apr 25
South Africa hosts climate talks for developing nations
Brazil, South Africa, India and China began to coalesce as a bloc at UN climate talks in December in Copenhagen. The group, known as BASIC, is in high-level meetings on Sunday and Monday in Cape Town.
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Monday Dec 28
IEA suggests reduction in fossil fuel demand
The preparatory meetings over the past two years and the marathon sessions in Copenhagen were not enough to bring about a binding agreement to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 2020 pursuant to the Kyoto protocol which ends by the beginning of 2013
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Tuesday Dec 22
Keep climate change campaign going
To get a deal one needed urgent progress, but five hours later, they had only got to the third paragraph.
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Sunday Dec 20
Developing nations bitter over last-minute accord
UN chief hails deal as 'important beginning' after talks almost collapsed in overnight session
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Sunday Dec 20
Obama emerges with slender pact
Eight-minute speech to summit viewed as a huge disappointment
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Saturday Dec 19
UN conference recognises climate deal
The decision was made after an all-night plenary session, in which a small group of nations blocked the Copenhagen Accord
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Saturday Dec 19
Obama brokers a climate deal, doesn't satisfy all
Deal denounced by poor countries because it set no overall target for curbing greenhouse gas emissions
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Saturday Dec 19
Creating a climate for change
If every country represented in Copenhagen decides to make an effort and adopts a 'me first' attitude, we can overcome this enormous and critical challenge
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Friday Dec 18
Obama lands, climate talks in serious disarray
Obama flew in to a snowy Copenhagen to join about 120 heads of state and government at the climax of 12-day talks which have been marked by inter-continental wrangling and large-scale protests
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Friday Dec 18
Climate talks bog down in last-minute disputes
An agreement to be presented to the leaders has not yet emerged because of continued contention between developing and developed nations
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