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Battle of the developed vs. the developing
Climate change justice is contentious |
Joseph Romm |
04 May 2007 |
Gristmill |
| As this round of the IPCC unfolds, developing countries are scurrying to relieve themselves of any major responsibility for historic emissions and, consequently, aggressive mitigation policies. For example, China has requested inserting language that formally recognizes the percentage of emissions for which developed countries are responsible -- 95 percent from the pre-industrial era until 1950, and 77 percent from 1950 to the start of the millennium. China is als ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, China, climate, climate change mitigation, greenhouse-gas emissions, IPCC, United States (all these topics) |
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