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Climate talks stall with nations 'wasting time'
Source: BBC
25 May 2012 Last updated at 17:57 GMT
Climate talks stall with nations 'wasting time'
By Richard Black
Environment correspondent, BBC News
The latest round of UN climate talks is nearing its end, with observers saying little progress has been made.
The meeting in Bonn, Germany saw angry exchanges between rich nations, fast-industrialising ones and those prone to climate impacts.
Campaigners spoke of a "coalition of the unwilling" including the US, China, India and several Gulf states.
Developing countries are also concerned about the lack of firm pledges on finance beyond the end of this year.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18210642
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[font face=Serif]May 25, 2012 at 10:17pm IST
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[font size=3]Bonn: More than 180 countries agreed on an agenda for work on a new climate treaty by 2015 at United Nations climate talks on Friday, breaking a deadlock over procedure, but mistrust remains that could threaten progress for the rest of the year.
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The workplan) was not an easy issue to agree (on)," UN climate chief Christiana Figueres told reporters after the negotiations held at Bonn in Germany.
"All parties needed reassurances from each other to allow them to undertake the work with a certain sense of comfort."
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"When people start fighting about agendas it is a symptom of lack of trust and of some pretty substantive areas of disagreement," said Celine Charveriat, director of advocacy and campaigns at international development charity Oxfam.
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[font size=5]UN climate talks: Deadlock breaks, mistrust remains[/font]
[font size=3]Bonn: More than 180 countries agreed on an agenda for work on a new climate treaty by 2015 at United Nations climate talks on Friday, breaking a deadlock over procedure, but mistrust remains that could threaten progress for the rest of the year.
"
The workplan) was not an easy issue to agree (on)," UN climate chief Christiana Figueres told reporters after the negotiations held at Bonn in Germany.
"All parties needed reassurances from each other to allow them to undertake the work with a certain sense of comfort."
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"When people start fighting about agendas it is a symptom of lack of trust and of some pretty substantive areas of disagreement," said Celine Charveriat, director of advocacy and campaigns at international development charity Oxfam.
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