All leaders must rise to the challenge for December 2015, warns outgoing EU climate chief

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Connie Hedegaard: credibility of UN climate process hangs on Paris talks

Climate change talks next year will be make or break for international efforts to curb global warming, with the credibility of the UN-backed process at stake, the outgoing EU climate chief, Connie Hedegaard,...

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