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Thu 10 Oct 2009EU ministers agree negotiating strategy for Copenhagen climate talks
THE EU will be going to December’s UN climate change conference in Copenhagen in a “leadership role” as a result of its council of environment ministers reaching agreement yesterday on a “strong and comprehensive” negotiating text.
Speaking after the talks concluded in Luxembourg, Minister for the Environment John Gormley said he was pleased that the EU’s position was based on the most up-to-date scientific evidence, which showed the problem was “probably even worse than we thought”.
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