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Climate Negotiators Make Progress on Controversial 'Loss and Damage' Issue

2015-09-04 15:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BBC: Rich nations at UN climate talks are said to be edging towards a compromise on the thorny issue of loss and damage. Poorer countries want compensation for extreme weather events that they link to large scale carbon emissions. But the US and EU have long resisted this idea, fearing an endless liability running into billions of dollars. However a clarified proposal from the US, to be made on Friday, is being seen as a "step forward" by some delegates. Loss and damage has increasingly become...

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