China and US refuse to budge as Cancun looms

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Senior officials signal that they are in no mood to compromise at upcoming climate summit

Growing optimism that the upcoming UN climate summit in Cancun could yield significant progress towards a deal received a major body blow yesterday after senior officials for both the US and China once...

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