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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8851

18 December 2004
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/climate change
EU Emissions Trading Scheme unveiled for the first time to global audience, but US and emerging economies refuse to agree to cut greenhouse gas emissions post-2012

Brussels, 17/12/2004 (Agence Europe) - Speaking to ministers from around the world at the annual UN Climate Change Conference in Buenos Aires, European Commissioner Stavros Dimas attempted in vain to convince the United States and emerging economies to commit to cutting greenhouse gas emissions post-2012. The emerging economies did not agree to commiting themselves to binding targets for emissions management while the United States (which alone produces 40% of the world's greenhouse gas...

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