Global climate change decisions on hold for Obama administration

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/dec/12/poznan-climatechange

Global climate change decisions on hold for Obama administration

New targets would not be discussed until the summer, to give the US president-elect time to signal his intentions

David Adam in Poznan
guardian.co.uk, Friday 12 December 2008 17.14 GMT

UN climate talks in Poland were edging towards a conclusion on Friday night, as ministers from 192 countries put the finishing touches to measures to fight global warming.

The talks in Poznan were expected to make progress on helping poor countries pay to cope with the effects of climate change, as well as launch formal negotiations on a treaty to succeed the Kyoto protocol.

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The Poznan talks have made no progress on deciding new global curbs on greenhouse gas pollution, which scientists say are needed to avoid catastrophic climate change. Officials said new targets would not be discussed until the summer, to give Barack Obama time to signal his intentions as US president.

So, with another set of UN climate talks slipping by with no new agreement on global warming, we analyse the chances of a new deal over the next 12 months, and the likely approaches of the key countries.

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