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Article: United States : Little hope of an agreement at Copenhagen, says VP.
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- November 9, 2009
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Byline: Mamta03
Vice President Dr Mohamed Waheed has said that there is little hope in attaining an international treaty on climate change at the landmark talks in Copenhagen this December.
Addressing press at the airport this morning following his return from the final round of negotiations in Barcelona, Spain, Waheed said rich, industrialised nations had not yet set targets to reduce carbon emissions.
We don t have much hope that America will make a decision before December. This is because it can come to an agreement after the Congress passes the bill, he said.
The bill, which has just been passed by a senate committee, aims to ...