Durban climate deal impossible, say US and EU envoys

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Todd Stern and Connie Hedegaard write off any chance of countries agreeing legally binding emissions targets in December

The chances of agreeing a legally binding deal to tackle climate change in South Africa has been dismissed by climate envoys from the EU and the US, two of the world's largest emitters. EU climate action...

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