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Amid Bickering Governments, UN Climate Chief Turns To Business Leaders

AP | KARL RITTER | Posted 04.22.2012

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STOCKHOLM (AP) — As governments bicker over who should do what to slow the pace of global warming, the U.N.'s climate chief is increasingly looking ...

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UN Climate Chief: World Leaders Must Step Into Negotiations

AP | By ARTHUR MAX | Posted 08.17.2011

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BONN, Germany -- World political leaders must step into climate negotiations in the next few months to unlock disputes over reducing greenhouse gas em...

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U.N. Chief: U.S. A 'Very Serious Hand Brake' On World Climate Change Efforts

AP | By CHARLES J. HANLEY | Posted 07.13.2011

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NEW YORK -- Washington's inaction on climate legislation is a "very serious hand brake" on world efforts to combat global warming, the U.N. climate ch...

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U.N. Climate Chief: Extreme Catastrophes Have Renewed Urgency To Fight Climate Change

AP | TINI TRAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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BEIJING — The United Nations' climate chief on Friday urged countries to be flexible in order to make progress at weeklong climate talks in Chin...

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UN Picks New Climate Chief: Christiana Figueres, Costa Rican Diplomat, Chosen To Fill Role

AP | EDITH M. LEDERER | Posted 05.25.2011

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UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday appointed Christiana Figueres of Costa Rica as the new U.N. climate chief. She is an ex...

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Yvo de Boer: Climate Change Treaty Unlikely This Year

AP | JIM GOMEZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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BALI, Indonesia — Industrialized and developing countries are not likely to reach a treaty this year on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, which ...

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UN Climate Chief Praises "Night-To-Day Change" In US Policy

AP | MARI YAMAGUCHI | Posted 05.25.2011

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TOKYO — The U.N. climate chief praised President Barack Obama's pledge to tackle global warming and expressed hope Friday that the U.S. policy s...

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UN Climate Chief Seeks Obama Input In December Talks

The Age | Posted 05.25.2011

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The UN climate chief said Wednesday he was "very encouraged" by Barack Obama's stance on global warming, and said he hoped the US president-elect woul...

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