12 April 2010

Extra U.N. climate talks agreed after Copenhagen

About 175 nations agreed a plan on Sunday to revive climate talks after the Copenhagen summit but the U.N.'s top climate official predicted a full new treaty would be out of reach for 2010

Reuters | Apr 11, 2010

Delegates at the three-day talks, which were held up for hours by bitter splits between rich and poor nations, agreed to hold two extra meetings, each at least a week long, in the second half of 2010 after the Copenhagen summit last December failed to reach a binding deal.

The extra sessions, and a linked agreement to prepare new draft texts about fighting climate change, will help prepare the next annual meeting of environment ministers in Cancun, Mexico, from November 29 to December 10.

(Editing by Kevin Liffey)
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