China, India, Brazil hold up climate change talks - AFP

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Source: Agence France-Presse

China, India, Brazil hold up climate change talks

by Emmanuel Angleys
Wed May 2, 7:44 AM ET

BANGKOK (AFP) - A demand by China, India and Brazil that rich
nations accept they are mainly responsible for global warming has
held up progress at a key UN climate change conference here,
delegates said Wednesday.

The three nations' insistence since the talks started on Monday
that the developed world recognise their dominant role in climate
change has stolen precious time meant for debate on how best
to tackle global warming, they said.

"Progress is slow," one delegate from a European nation, who
asked not to be identified, told AFP.

"Brazil, India and China are trying to put on the shoulders of
industrialised nations the historic responsibility for greenhouse
gas emissions, in order to clear their own emissions (of blame)
and to protect themselves in any discussion."

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