Industry Sees Cancun Climate Deal as Step Forward

The chemical industry broadly welcomed progress made at the recent United Nations (UN) climate summit in Cancun, saying that it marks a step toward creating a global regulatory framework for combatting climate change. Every country in attendance at the summit supported the agreement except Bolivia. The Cancun Agreement builds on a deal reached at last year’s Copenhagen climate summit. Details include a promise by major emitting countries to reduce and monitor their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, although no target reduction was specified. Industrialized...

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