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Under-fire Japan defends climate goal at UN talks
2013-11-16 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: The UN, Europe and the world's small island states reacted with disappointment and green groups voiced fury after Japan on Friday slashed its goal for greenhouse gas emissions. UN climate chief Christiana Figueres expressed "regret" at the move and others at the worldwide negotiations in Warsaw attacked it as a fresh blow to an already-troubled process. But Japan stood its ground and said the about-turn had been forced by the Fukushima nuclear accident in 2010. The country announced it would...
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