Difficult UN climate talks in Montreal, Canada, resulted early Saturday (10 December) in a deal to fix new targets for greenhouse gas emissions from 2012 onward, when the current Kyoto protocol runs out.
More than 150 nations, including nearly all industrialised countries, supported the deal.
But the US is still not taking part in the global regime to curb emissions, making its success less likely.
The US is the world’s largest singe producer of greenhouse gases, which are...
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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.