Experts warn proposed UN climate targets not ambitious enough

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Scientists claim countries are squabbling over targets which, even if agreed, may not be enough to prevent dangerous levels of climate change

Even if developed countries manage to reach an agreement on 2020 greenhouse gas emissions reductions currently being discussed in Poznan, it may be too late to prevent dangerous climate change, according...

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