Déjà vu stalks Doha as key players stand-off

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Emerging economies insist any post-2020 treaty will have to be based on Kyoto regime, laying foundations for another major row with the US

The UN's Climate Change Summit in Doha looks set to kick off on Monday with a reprise of the long-running battle between large emerging economies and industrialised countries over the share of responsibility...

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