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The global climate agreement being negotiated this year must be worded in such a way that it doesn�t require approval by the US Congress, the French foreign minister said on Monday. Laurent Fabius told African delegates at UN climate talks in Bonn that �we know the politics in the US. Whether we like it or not, if it comes to the Congress, they will refuse.� If negotiators follow his plan, that would exclude an international treaty that has legally binding limits on greenhouse gas emissions � something some countries still insist on but which would have no chance of being ratified by the Republican-controlled Congress. �We must find a formula which is valuable for everybody and valuable for the US without going to the Congress,� said Fabius, who will host the UN climate summit in Paris in December where the new agreement is supposed to be adopted. Those pushing for a legally binding deal in Paris include the European Union and small island nations who fear being wiped out by rising seas. Amjad Abdulla, a Maldives delegate who is the chief negotiator for the small-island group, said while the group still wants a binding agreement. �I think it�s important that we get everyone on board. We are still looking into options,� he said. One possible outcome in Paris is a deal in which some elements are binding but not the emissions targets set by individual countries. The Obama administration has pledged to reduce US emissions by 26-28% below 2005 levels by 2025. The Peruvian environment minister, Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, said he was �completely sure that we will have an agreement in Paris�, despite the complex political situation in the US. |
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