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Bangkok Showdown: China, Rich Countries Spar Over Climate Obligations

Cutting Remarks Yesterday, at a mock trial that found the U.S. and other wealthy nations responsible for climate change, China was all but absent. But in the real world of climate negotiations, China was critical of developed countries' insistence that... ...full story at TreeHugger

from TreeHugger on Thu, Oct 08 2009

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