Archive for November 28th, 2009
Commonwealth leaders back climate change fund
Commonwealth leaders have backed a multi-billion-dollar plan to help developing nations to deal with climate change and cut greenhouse gases.
The fund, proposed by UK and French leaders at the Commonwealth summit on Friday, would start next year and build to $10bn annually by 2012.
Many Commonwealth members are island states threatened by rising sea levels.
The meeting [...]
Posted: November 28th, 2009 under Climate Change, General, Negotiations.
Tags: Climate Change, climate negotiations, Copenhagen, global warming, sea level rise
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