Clinton lifts Copenhagen gloom with support for $100bn climate fund

James S Murray
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Conditional backing for EU funding proposal offered, in return for Chinese concessions on greenhouse gas emissions transparency

US secretary of state Hillary Clinton attempted to breathe new life into the moribund Copenhagen summit this morning, signalling for the first time that the US would support an EU proposal for a $100bn...

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