U.S., China vow action on climate

But a comprehensive treaty is unlikely before year’s end

By The Associated Press / The Bulletin
September 23, 2009

UNITED NATIONS — It happened in Rio de Janeiro, in 1992: The world officially woke up to the fact that it was getting warmer outside. Seventeen years later in New York, the U.N. gathered presidents and premiers to talk about serious steps to turn down the heat. But the political climate may....

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