France Cites Progress on Climate Talks

Top French and U.N. officials are upbeat about chances of reaching an ambitious climate change deal next month, as energy and environment ministers from roughly 70 countries wrapped up the last major set of climate talks in Paris Tuesday before December’s summit.  "We have taken an important step" with preliminary talks for COP 21, as the 21st U.N. summit is formally known, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said at a news conference. He added that "nations have an...

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