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	New York Times UN climate talks adopt format for carbon pledges The Straits Times LIMA (AFP) - UN members on Sunday adopted a format for national pledges to cut greenhouse gases, the heart of a planned pact to defeat climate change. At a marathon conference in the Peruvian capital of Lima, they also approved a broad blueprint for ... Flag as irrelevant
	Deutsche Welle DW Climate Correspondent Irene Quaile. Deutsche Welle The appeal made at the conference by US Secretary of State John Kerry was certainly worthy of note. But developing and emerging nations were hardly likely to rejoice at his call for them to reduce their CO2 emissions. Kerry may well be right. But coming from ... Flag as irrelevant
	Al-Arabiya UN climate talks risk collapse as China clashes with US Al-Arabiya U.N. talks on slowing climate change were threatened with collapse on Saturday after China clashed with the United States and led emerging nations to reject a compromise outline of an agreement. With talks already in overtime because of deadlock after the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Irish Independent UN climate talks deadlocked Irish Independent Negotiators have been struggling to unblock UN climate talks after developing countries rejected a draft deal they said would allow rich countries to shirk their responsibilities to fight global warming and pay for its impacts. Flag as irrelevant
	CBS News Bishop confident of Lima climate agreement 9news.com.au Foreign Minister Julie Bishop is confident a draft text will be agreed to at protracted climate talks in Lima. However, she says divisions over the responsibilities of developed and developing countries are unlikely to be resolved in this round of negotiations. Flag as irrelevant
	Toronto Star In overtime, UN climate talks remain deadlocked Zee News Lima: Crucial UN climate talks, already into extra time,on Saturday remained deadlocked as the developing countries rejected the compromise outline after the US and China clashed over the draft text of the envisioned global climate deal. Peruvian ... Flag as irrelevant
	Businessweek UN Climate Talks Deadlock on Rift Between Rich and Poor Businessweek Negotiators at a United Nations climate conference in Peru shuttled behind closed doors, seeking to restart talks that ground to a halt over how rich and poor nations would share the burden of fighting global warming. Envoys from the U.S., China, Europe and ... Flag as irrelevant
	New York Times Climate Deal Would Commit Every Nation to Limiting Emissions New York Times LIMA, Peru — Negotiators from around the globe on Sunday morning reached a climate change agreement that would, for the first time in history, commit every nation to reducing its rate of greenhouse gas emissions - yet would still fall far short of what is ... Flag as irrelevant
	Atlanta Journal Constitution Geminid meteor shower peaks this weekend Atlanta Journal Constitution It's that time of the year again. No, we're not taking about Christmas; we're talking about meteors. Each December, Earth passes through the cloud of debris produced by rock comet 3200 Phaethon, resulting in arguably the best meteor shower of the year ... Flag as irrelevant
	New York Times Peru Plans to Charge Greenpeace Activists for Damage to Nazca Lines New York Times CARACAS, Venezuela — President Ollanta Humala of Peru criticized the environmental group Greenpeaceon Saturday for not respecting his country's archaeological heritage as authorities said they intended to seek criminal charges against several activists ... Flag as irrelevant