France and Brazil agree on climate

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8360738.stm


Brazil and France in climate deal

Brazil aims to cut emissions by slowing Amazon deforestation
Brazil and France have agreed a common position on fighting global warming before next month's UN climate change conference in Copenhagen.They will pursue the goal of reducing industrialised nations' emissions to 50% below 1990 levels by 2050.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announced the move in Paris. It comes days after Britain said it was highly unlikely that a legally binding climate treaty can be agreed this year.

The climate conference, in the Danish capital from 7 to 18 December, aims to create a successor to the 1997 Kyoto treaty limiting carbon emissions. But British Climate Secretary Ed Miliband said only a political deal was likely.

Developing countries reacted with frustration and disappointment to his comments.
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1. Brazil wants money from the US, to not cut down trees .nt

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2. Problem is

they would take the money and cut down the trees anyway.