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10/8/10

Climate change conference: Tianjin trauma between US and China threatens to derail Cancun climate summit projections - by James Murray

The row between the China and US intensified at the latest round of UN climate change talks in Tianjin earlier today, threatening to completely derail preparations for the crucial two-week summit in Cancun, Mexico that starts next month.

Relations between the two countries have further worsened in the last 24 hours with one senior Chinese diplomat accusing the US of adopting an " outrageous" and "unacceptable" negotiating position.

The stand-off continues to center on the US refusal to agree to more ambitious emission reduction targets and China's insistence that industrialized nations must sign up to more demanding targets if the negotiations are to move forward.

For more: Tianjin trauma threatens to derail Cancun climate summit - 07 Oct 2010 - BusinessGreen.com

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