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27 Dec 08
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climate change package
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crunch meeting
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committed to cutting its greenhouse gas emissions 20 per cent from 1990 levels by 2020;
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generating at least 20 per cent of its energy from renewable sources by 2020; and committing billions of euros in funding to develop carbon capture and storage technology.
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• Internationally agreed targets for greenhouse gas emissions cuts by developed countries
• Commitments, probably falling short of absolute cuts, but including curbs on greenhouse gases
• Agreement on measures to help poor countries adapt
• Agreement on how to finance transfer of low-carbon technology to developing countries and for forest preservation
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emissions cuts
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mandatory targets
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Yvo de Boer, the UN’s senior climate change official
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Few would expect developing countries to sign up for absolute cuts in emissions of the kind that developed countries have taken on
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business as usual
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