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December 2, 2008

UN Climate Conference in Poland Opens
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A 12-day United Nations conference on global warming has opened in
Poland with pleas for urgent action to fight climate change despite the
economic slowdown. The 192-member UN Framework Convention on Climate
Change is aiming to craft a new international pact to replace the Kyoto
Protocol by next year.

Danish Prime Minister Anders Rasmussen: “I feel confident that the
financial crisis will be overcome.
Recovery will come. However, climate change is not going to be less of a
problem in the coming years. On the contrary, climate change will only
grow stronger if we do not act now."



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