AS NEGOTIATORS raced against time to hammer out a deal on climate change, a key UN panel on Tuesday issued a new draft on measures to combat the problem but provided no figures for long-term goal of cutting carbon emissions and financing for poorer countries.

As talks remained stalemated for a second straight day in Copenhagen, the climate change conference appeared to have hit a dead end, with little hope of the emergence of the comprehensive and equitable agreement that it was mandated to deliver.

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WITH just three days to go before the Copenhagen conference draws to a close, it is becoming increasingly clear that the real decisions on hammering out an agreement will be pushed to a later date. While expectation is being placed on the heads of state to come up with a result in Copenhagen, it appears to be an uphill task.

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DESPITE the gloomy talk that preceded the UN climate conference, the opening was upbeat. Most big countries had vowed to cut or limit emissions during the previous few weeks. As delegates arrived, America

Let's cut to the chase. The issue in Copenhagen is not one of gases, but how the world will cut carbon dioxide