Poorest nations vow to lead push for ambitious global climate treaty

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Group of Least Developed Countries confirm they are willing to accept binding emission targets, upping pressure on US and China

The head of the UN's climate change secretariat, Christiana Figueres, has praised the leadership of the Group of Least Developed Countries, after it signalled that it was willing to sign up to binding...

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