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Climate summit agrees to greenhouse gas cuts

08 Dec 1997

Industrialized countries have agreed to cut their emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide – the three most important greenhouse gases – by 5.2% below 1990 levels by 2008-12.

They will also reduce emissions of hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons and sulphur hexafluoride by

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