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China pledges effort to limit its 'greenhouse' gases

Nov. 26, 2009
The vow comes a day after Obama promised a cut by the U.S., and leaders of both countries now say they'll attend a climate summit next month. China pledged today to increase its efforts to limit "greenhouse" gases, and said that Premier Wen Jiabao would attend the Copenhagen climate...
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Summit eyeing emission reductions

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Indigenous peoples discuss climate change

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Denmark proposes climate university

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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch