The United Nation's top climate change official says time is running out in the fight against global warming.
Speaking at the start of a climate conference in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, Yvo de Boer warned that industrialised countries needed to reach an agreement soon to cut greenhouse gas emissions. More than 1,600 delegates from 160 countries Czech deputy foreign minister hails Polish-U.S. missile agreement ...
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Srebrenica relatives challenge UN, Dutch immunity over Srebrenica ... are attending the latest round of UN climate change talks. Ghana's president, John Kufuor, echoed the sense of urgency in his opening remarks, noting that his country was already suffering the consequences of global warming. The Group of Eight industrialised powers have pledged to halve emissions by 2050, but critics say intermediate goals are needed.
(Deutsche Welle)
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