Solution to Climate Woes Looks Elusive at Summit

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COPENHAGEN, Denmark - For 20 years, as this crowded planet grew warmer, nations have gathered annually to try to do something about it. History now brings them to this chilly northern capital, and to a crossroads.

The world looks to Copenhagen "to witness what I believe will be an historic turning point in the fight against climate change," says Yvo de Boer, the United Nations organizer of the two weeks of talks opening Monday.

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Solution to Climate Woes Looks Elusive at Summit

It may witness, instead, history put on hold.

The change in U.S. administrations a year ago had aroused hopes that the long-running climate talks might finally produce an all- encompassing package in 2009 to combat global warming and help its victims.

Too little time and too little agreement, however, especially betw...

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