Japan decision to abandon carbon target a ‘slap in the face’
Environmental groups are outraged by Japan’s announcement at the Warsaw climate change summit that it is abandoning a target to reduce carbon emissions by 2020.
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Environmental groups are outraged by Japan’s announcement at the Warsaw climate change summit that it is abandoning a target to reduce carbon emissions by 2020.
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