Thursday, October 29, 2009

UK looks to break climate logjam


The UK government is hoping to bridge some difficult divides over tackling climate change at a meeting in London.

The Major Economies Forum (MEF) brings together 17 of the world's biggest greenhouse gas-emitting countries.

The meeting on Sunday and Monday will aim to make progress on protecting forests and providing finance to help poor countries adapt to climate change.

Ministers hope that discussions here will increase chances of agreeing a new climate treaty at December's UN summit.

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