G77 and China insists continuation of Kyoto Protocol not up for negotiation

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Deadlock again mars latest round of talks in Panama as scientists warn world is 'very far away' from temperature target

The last round of UN climate change negotiations ahead of this year's main conference in Durban is likely to end in deadlock, after the G77 and China group of developing countries told diplomats gathering...

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