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Developing Countries Say No to Emission Targets

Posted By Sheldon Richman

“The world’s biggest developing nations, led by China and India, refused Wednesday to commit to specific goals for slashing heat-trapping gases by 2050, undercutting the drive to build a global consensus by the end of this year to reverse the threat of climate change.” (New York Times [1], Thursday)

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[1] New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/09/world/europe/09prexy.html?ref=todayspaper

[2] “Why Economies Grow”: http://www.thefreemanonline.org/featured/why-economies-grow/

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