De Boer blames lack of faith in green growth for climate deadlock

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Former head of UN climate secretariat accuses nations of paying "lip service" to low carbon economy

The former head of the UN climate change secretariat yesterday offered arguably his most detailed assessment yet of last year's Copenhagen Summit and the prospects for an international climate change deal....

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