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Some developing nations slam climate accord

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Several developing nations lined up on Saturday to reject a deal worked out by U.S. President Barack Obama and major emerging economies to help fight global warming at the end of a U.N. summit.

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Fewer Americans worried by climate change: survey

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Al Gore’s pitch for saving the planet from global warming appears to be falling on increasingly deaf ears, a Zogby Interactive survey shows.

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Japan to offer $10 bln to fight global warming: report

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will offer $10 billion in aid over three years to 2012 to help developing countries fight global warming, including steps to protect biodiversity, a Japanese newspaper said on Tuesday.

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Japan to offer $10 bln to fight global warming: report

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will offer $10 billion in aid over three years to 2012 to help developing countries fight global warming, including steps to protect biodiversity, a Japanese newspaper said on Tuesday.

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Copenhagen police detain 68 climate activists

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Police in the Danish capital said they had detained 68 people at street demonstrations during the U.N. climate conference on Friday.

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Rising seas threaten 20 million in Bangladesh

DHAKA (Reuters) – Rising sea levels, triggered by global warming, will displace about 20 million people in low-lying Bangladesh, a study by a state-run think-tank said on Friday.

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Methane cuts targeted by groups in climate fight

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Carbon dioxide pollution is the dragon the world wants to slay at the U.N. conference on global warming, but some environmentalists said on Friday curbing methane emissions would give a quicker boost to some of the most threatened regions.

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More than 100 nations back tougher climate goals

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – More than half the countries at 192-nation U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen back far tougher goals for limiting global warming than those favored by rich nations, a group of small island states said on Monday.

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Small firms to weather California climate law: study

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California’s global warming law, similar in scope to a measure under consideration by the U.S. Congress, will have a negligible effect on the bottom lines of small businesses, a study showed Wednesday.

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Climate change worsened most years since 1980: report

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – The impacts of climate change have worsened almost every year since 1980, according to a study on Wednesday inspired by the Dow Jones stock index that distils global warming into a single number.

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