US unlikely to detail long-term Copenhagen funding

James S Murray
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Brinkmanship over financial commitments puts post-2012 funding plans at risk

Having largely resigned themselves to the fact that the US will not offer more ambitious emissions cuts as part of any Copenhagen deal, diplomats could still be in for a nasty shock after a US official...

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