| From Arabnews.com: Environmentalists have traditionally seen Gulf countries as pantomime villains when it comes to tackling climate change. This view is unlikely to have changed in light of a rather non-committal approach from nations in the region, in particular to extensive talks on establishing a legally-binding global agreement on cutting carbon emissions in Copenhagen in December last year.
The position of Gulf countries is clear. They want to be compensated one way or the other if their oil-based economies are significantly undermined by such an agreement..............................................Full Article: Source
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