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The richest 10% of people produce half of Earths climate-harming fossil-fuel emissions, while the poorest half contribute a mere 10%, British charity Oxfam said in a study released on Wednesday. Members of NGO Friends of the Earth demonstrate during the United Nations conference on climate change COP21, at Le Bourget, on
stanley cup the outskirts of French capital Paris. The worlds richest 10% contribute 50% carbon emissions, according to a study by Oxfam. AFP Photo Oxfam published the numbers as negotiators from 195 countries met in Paris to work out an international climate rescue pact. Disputes over how to share responsibility for curbing g
stanley cup reenhouse-gas emissions and aiding climate-vulnerable countries are among the thorniest and longest-running issues in the 25-year-old UN climate process. Rich, high emitters should be held accountable for their emissions, no matter where they live, Oxfam climate policy head Tim Gore said in a statement. But its easy to forget that rapidly developing economies are also home to the majority of the worlds very poorest people and while they have to do their fair share, it is rich countries that should still lead the way. The report said that an average person among the richest one percent emits 175 times more carbon than his or her counterpart among the bottom 10%. Rich and developing nations remain deeply divided on the issue of differentiation -- how to share out
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The US has no plans to suspend military aid to its key ally Pakistan following the declaration of emergency by President Pervez Musharraf, said Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell. HT Image At this point, the declara
asics tion does not impact on our military support for Pakistan s efforts in the war on terror, Morrell said late Saturday. Pakistan is a very important ally in the war on terror. And he Defence Secretary Robert Gates is closely following developments there, Morrell said. The White House has said that it was disappointed by Musharraf s declaration of emergency and urged him to stick to the pledge to hold free elections in the country early next year. Earlier US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who was in Istanbul to attend an internat
air max 1 ional conference, said Musharraf s decision to declare emergency was very regrettable . She termed the move a step backwards for democracy . State department spokesman Sean McCormack also said in a statement that the US is deeply disturbed by
jordan the reports that Pakistan President Musharraf has taken extra-constitutional actions and has imposed a state of emergency . Musharraf promulgated a provisional constitutional order PCO after he declared a state of emergency in the country Saturday. He also replaced the nation s chief justice, claiming the judiciary was interfering with the government. Read breaking news, latest... See more Read breaking news, latest updates from US, UK, Pakistan and other countries
