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Kyoto accord 20 years on: hard won but inadequate

It was about 4am when the Argentinian diplomat overseeing efforts to strike the world’s first legally binding climate agreement called a temporary halt to the talks. He was worried that a fierce dispute between the United States and developing nations over emissions trading could “blow up” prospects for a landmark deal to curb global warming. […]

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