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As UN negotiations stall, 950 cities sign landmark local government agreement on adapting to climate change listen

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Tags: climate change, COP 17, kumi naidoo, adaptation

The UN Climate Change talks are drawing to a close in Durban, South Africa today with international talks on creating a binding agreement on reducing greenhouse gas emissions not looking likely. However, outside the UN Summit, another international conference took place this week, this one featuring representatives of city and municipal governments from around the world tackling the issue of how to deal with climate change at the local level rather than national.

With an estimated 80% of ...