South Korea pledges to set carbon emissions target for 2020

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Think-tank warns that without CO2 goal, nation is at risk from carbon border taxes

South Korea has pledged to set a moderate target for carbon emissions by 2020 later this year, a move that will help protect the nation from border taxes by Kyoto signatories, according to an influential...

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