10.12.2015 - Chasing a Climate Deal in Paris
The climate talks in Le Bourget, outside Paris, are scheduled to run through Friday, the deadline set by the anxious French hosts for a final deal on curbing emissions that warm the planet. Could that deadline be pushed should negotiators fail to reach a consensus on outstanding questions? A near-final draft of the accord was released Wednesday, exposing persistent rifts between industrialized countries and developing nations. The draft calls for cuts in carbon emissions from 186 countries, but fails to say how those commitments will be monitored and verified...............................................Full Article: Source
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