Friday, October 08, 2010

China Spurns Pledges in Cancun Climate-Change Accord, U.S.'s Stern Says - Bloomberg
China is ignoring pledges made under a global-warming accord reached last year after a face-to-face meeting between President Barack Obama and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, the chief U.S. climate negotiator said.

Chinese officials have acted as though the agreement “never happened,” Todd Stern, U.S special envoy for climate change, said in remarks prepared for a speech today at the University of Michigan Law School at Ann Arbor. China in December agreed to the Copenhagen Accord, a non-binding pact that aims to limit emissions blamed for global warming, he said.
BBC News - Rich nations 'failing to deliver climate cash'
Rich nations are failing to live up to their promise of giving US$30bn to poor countries to help them cope with climate change, according to a report.
U.S.-China energy trade could be win-win - CharlotteObserver.com
"Working together is the key to solving the climate change problem in the world," Rogers said. "If we work harmoniously, we will smooth out on a political level."

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