Obama Administration May Thwart Climate Talks, Groups Say
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The U.S. is threatening to block progress at climate treaty talks three years after President Barack Obama pledged to usher in a new era of cooperation in fighting global warming, U.S. environmental leaders say.
The heads of more than a dozen organizations want Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to order U.S. officials at climate talks in Durban, South Africa, to show more flexibility on efforts to craft a new, legally binding global climate accord, according to a Nov. 29 letter that the groups sent to Clinton.