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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9866

21 March 2009
EUROPEAN COUNCIL / (eu) eu/european council
Meeting scheduled for June to look at ways to finance climate action in poor countries with view to Copenhagen conference

Brussels, 20/03/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 20 March in Brussels, EU27 heads of state and government confirmed the position to be defended by the EU in the international climate talks and its determination to play a leading role to foster the conclusion, in December 2009 in Copenhagen (COP 15, 7-18 December), of an ambitious comprehensive agreement on the post 2012 period, which will limit the average rise in temperature to less than 2°C. EU27 leaders did not, however, talk “big...

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