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These days, when it comes to the climate talks set for Copenhagen in December, optimism is in short supply. Far from resulting in a deal to succeed the expiring Kyoto protocol, many now fear that the outcome of Copenhagen talks will be meagre indeed.
"A fully fledged new international treaty under the UNFCCC [United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change] - I don't think that is going to happen," Yvo de Boer, head of the UNFCC told the Financial Times on Tuesday. "If you look at the limited amount of time remaining to Copenhagen, it's clear."
