U.N. climate talks in Peru deadlocked

LIMA, Peru — Already well into overtime, U.N. climate talks reached a standstill Saturday, as developing countries rejected a draft deal they said would allow rich countries to shirk their responsibilities to fight global warming and pay for its impacts.

The main goal for the two-week session in Lima was relatively modest: reach agreement on what information should go into the pledges that countries submit for a global climate pact expected to be adopted next year in Paris.

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But even that became complicated, as several developing nations rejected a draft decision they said blurred the distinction between what rich and poor countries can be expected to do. Read more...

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