International & Foreign Law News
11/5/2009 8:02:08 AM EST
Africans protest low emissions targets at UN talks
BARCELONA Spain – (AP) African countries boycotted meetings at U.N. climate talks Tuesday, saying industrial countries had set carbon-cutting targets too low for reducing global greenhouse gas emisions.
The action forced several technical meetings to be canceled, while the 50 or so African countries said they would only discuss pledges submitted by wealthy countries. Full version (available to lexis.com subscribers) Create an account or login to post comments.