Climate treaty may need extra year

Nov 5th, 2009 - Reuters

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Climate treaty may need extra year

BARCELONA/WASHINGTON, Nov 5, Reuters - A U.N. climate treaty may need an extra year beyond a December deadline to agree details, delegates at U.N. talks said on Thursday even as a U.S. Senate committee approved a carbon-capping bill.

The November 2 to 6 meeting of 175 nations in Spain, the last session before an accord is due in Copenhagen next month, has turned gloomy about prospects for salvaging a legally binding text in Denmark, delegates said.

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