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6 takeaways from the COP25 climate talks
The talks failed to reach their main aim, and exposed deep differences between developed and developing countries.
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The UN climate negotiations are officially a disaster and the US helped screw it up
“I’ve been attending these climate negotiations since they first started in 1991, but never have I seen the almost total disconnection we’ve seen here."
UN climate talks limp toward finish line, key questions left
After two weeks of talks on tackling global warming, nations have little progress to show for it. Negotiators from almost 200 nations planned to gather for a final time at the U.N. climate meeting in Madrid early Sunday to pass declarations calling for greater ambition in cutting planet-heating greenhouse gases and in helping poor countries suffering the effects of climate change.
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Europe threatens U.S. with carbon tariffs to combat climate change
“It’s not whether it’s going to happen — it’s going to happen,” former Secretary of State John Kerry predicts.
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The US has almost no official presence at COP25 but is still "obstructing any progress"
As the summit heads into its final days, representatives from the Global South say that the United States and other rich countries are obstructing the talks and trying to avoid their obligation to assist poorer countries.
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Greta asks media to focus on other young climate activists
Celebrity environmentalist Greta Thunberg is urging media to pay more attention to other young climate activists.
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France to partner with Brazil states on Amazon, bypassing Bolsonaro
France and a group of Brazilian states plan to announce a partnership to preserve the Amazon rainforest, bypassing Brazil’s federal government after a spat between the presidents of the two countries.
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