UN hails "growing convergence" at start of crucial China climate talks

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Figueres urges delegates gathered in Tianjin to "agree on what is doable in Cancun"

The head of the UN climate change secretariat has today opened the final round of negotiations ahead of the Cancun Summit in late November, urging diplomats gathered in Tianjin, China to identify areas...

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