Differences emerged Friday at the outset of the first U.N. climate conference since the disappointing Copenhagen climate summit, as delegates from 175 countries began mapping out a path toward a hoped-for global warming deal by the end of this year.
The failure of the summit in December in the Danish capital to agree on the architecture of a new climate treaty hung heavily over negotiators concerned that the process begun more than two years ago was badly damaged, and uncertain about how to go forward.
The three-day U.N. conference is meant to set a program of meetings leading up to the next major conference in Cancun, Mexico, and decide whether Cancun should aim for a legally binding agreement or an outline that can be completed over the next year.
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