UN Climate Talks Close in on Pact to Create $100 Billion Fund
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Envoys at United Nations global warming talks are closing in on an agreement to protect forests, stimulate aid to developing nations and establish a body to advise countries on adapting to higher temperatures.
The proposed package, which must win the backing of delegates from 193 nations before the meeting ends in Cancun, Mexico, requires richer countries and poorer ones to set aside differences about how to limit greenhouse gas emissions.