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Wed 11 Nov 2009Kyoto countries agree further talks after African boycott
A BOYCOTT by Africa, the continent hardest hit by global warming, of one of the key strands of the UN climate talks led to EU and other Kyoto Protocol member countries agreeing last night to allocate more time to discussing emissions cuts.
What the 53-strong group of African countries wanted to see was the developed world, including the EU and US, putting “numbers on the table” for a post-2012 renewal of the Kyoto Protocol; otherwise, the group said it was unwilling to negotiate on other issues.
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