Reports: Japan to increase climate funding offer to $10bn

James S Murray
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Local media claims prime minister Yukio Hatoyama will announce increased funding commitment to the Copenhagen summit on Friday

As another fraught day of negotiations gets under way at the Copenhagen summit, there was some good news for diplomats attempting to bridge the gap between rich and poor nations when it emerged Japan could...

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