Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Governments face climate test of resolve at Bangkok talks


Governments face a test of their pledges to fight climate change next week when almost 200 nations meet in Bangkok to try to build on a modest deal reached last year that includes a new green fund and rising aid.

The April 3-8 talks are the first since environment ministers agreed a package last December in Mexico that put the U.N. negotiations back on track. Japan's nuclear crisis is likely to overshadow the 2011 sessions about low-carbon energies.

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