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Climate talks reach accord

DURBAN, South Africa - Xie Zhenhua (L), vice chairman of China's National Development and Reform Commission, and Todd Stern (R), U.S. climate talks envoy, are pictured at the U.N. climate talks in Durban, South Africa, in the early hours of Dec. 11, 2011. The 17th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP17, agreed to launch a new framework in 2020 including major emitters China and the United States aimed at tackling greenhouse gas emissions, while extending the Kyoto Protocol beyond 2012.

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Climate talks reach accord

DURBAN, South Africa - Participants applaud as the U.N. climate talks reach an accord in Durban, South Africa, in the early hours of Dec. 11, 2011. The 17th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP17, agreed to launch a new framework in 2020 including major emitters China and the United States aimed at tackling greenhouse gas emissions, while extending the Kyoto Protocol beyond 2012.

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Climate talks reach accord

DURBAN, South Africa - Christiana Figueres (front L), executive secretary of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, and South African foreign minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane hug after the U.N. climate talks reached an accord in Durban, South Africa, in the early hours of Dec. 11, 2011. The 17th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP17, agreed to launch a new framework in 2020 including major emitters China and the United States aimed at tackling greenhouse gas emissions, while extending the Kyoto Protocol beyond 2012.

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Wanjira Maathai in Durban

DURBAN, South Africa - Wanjira Maathai, the daughter of the late Kenyan environmentalist and 2004 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai, is pictured in an interview with Kyodo News at the venue of the 17th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP17, in Durban, South Africa, on Dec. 7, 2011.

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Crowded Chinese pavilion at COP17

DURBAN, South Africa - The Chinese pavilion at the venue for the 17th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP17, in Durban, South Africa, is packed with more than 100 people, including ministers from Britain and Italy, on Dec. 7, 2011, when the Chinese government held a side event there.

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Few attendees at Japanese COP17 press confab

DURBAN, South Africa - Seats are largely vacant at the site of a press conference held by Japanese government representatives in the 17th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP17, in Durban, South Africa, on Dec. 7, 2011.

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Environmentalists give tie to Japan minister

DURBAN, South Africa - Environmentalists give Japanese Environment Minister Goshi Hosono a necktie embroidered with a logo ''I (heart mark) KP,'' to be read as ''I love Kyoto Protocol,'' in Durban, South Africa, on Dec. 6, 2011, at the venue of the 17th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP17.

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COP17 launches ministerial-level talks

DURBAN, South Africa - Japanese Environment Minister Goshi Hosono (C) and ministers from other countries attend ministerial-level talks at the 17th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP17, in Durban, South Africa, on Dec. 6, 2011.

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COP17 launches ministerial-level talks

DURBAN, South Africa - (From L to R) U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, South African President Jacob Zuma and South African Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane are seen during ministerial-level talks at the 17th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP17, in Durban, South Africa, on Dec. 6, 2011.

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Japanese Environment Minister Hosono at COP17

DURBAN, South Africa - Japanese Environment Minister Goshi Hosono speaks with reporters on Dec. 6, 2011, in Durban, South Africa, prior to the start later in the day of ministerial-level talks at the 17th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP17.

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Japanese youths at COP17

DURBAN, South Africa - A group of Japanese students call for the abolition of nuclear power plants, at the venue for the 17th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP17, in Durban, South Africa, on Dec. 6, 2011.

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China's top climate diplomat Xie

DURBAN, South Africa - Xie Zhenhua, vice chairman of China's National Development and Reform Commission, speaks during a press conference at the venue for the 17th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP17, in Durban, South Africa, on Dec. 5, 2011. He is head of the Chinese delegation at the conference.

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EU Climate Commissioner Hedegaard

DURBAN, South Africa - Connie Hedegaard (L), the European Union commissioner for climate action, speaks during a press conference at the venue for the 17th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP17, in Durban, South Africa, on Dec. 5, 2011.

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Durban climate talks open

DURBAN, South Africa - South African President Jacob Zuma (L) and Christiana Figueres (R), executive secretary of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, attend annual talks in Durban, South Africa, on Nov. 28, 2011, to discuss the fight against climate change, with differences remaining between rich and developing countries. The biggest issue facing the 17th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP17, is how to avoid a so-called blank period following the expiration in December 2012 of current binding targets for developed countries' greenhouse gas emissions.

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Durban climate talks open

DURBAN, South Africa - An opening ceremony is held as delegates from nearly 200 countries started annual talks in Durban, South Africa, on Nov. 28, 2011, to discuss the fight against climate change, with differences remaining between rich and developing countries. The biggest issue facing the 17th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP17, is how to avoid a so-called blank period following the expiration in December 2012 of current binding targets for developed countries' greenhouse gas emissions.

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Wanjira Maathai in Durban

DURBAN, South Africa - Wanjira Maathai, the daughter of the late Kenyan environmentalist and 2004 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai, is pictured in an interview with Kyodo News at the venue of the 17th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP17, in Durban, South Africa, on Dec. 7, 2011. (Kyodo)

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COP17 launches ministerial-level talks

DURBAN, South Africa - Japanese Environment Minister Goshi Hosono (C) and ministers from other countries attend ministerial-level talks at the 17th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP17, in Durban, South Africa, on Dec. 6, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Environmentalists give tie to Japan minister

DURBAN, South Africa - Environmentalists give Japanese Environment Minister Goshi Hosono a necktie embroidered with a logo ''I (heart mark) KP,'' to be read as ''I love Kyoto Protocol,'' in Durban, South Africa, on Dec. 6, 2011, at the venue of the 17th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP17. (Kyodo)

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Japanese youths at COP17

DURBAN, South Africa - A group of Japanese students call for the abolition of nuclear power plants, at the venue for the 17th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP17, in Durban, South Africa, on Dec. 6, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Japanese Environment Minister Hosono at COP17

DURBAN, South Africa - Japanese Environment Minister Goshi Hosono speaks with reporters on Dec. 6, 2011, in Durban, South Africa, prior to the start later in the day of ministerial-level talks at the 17th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP17. (Kyodo)

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COP17 launches ministerial-level talks

DURBAN, South Africa - (From L to R) U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, South African President Jacob Zuma and South African Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane are seen during ministerial-level talks at the 17th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP17, in Durban, South Africa, on Dec. 6, 2011. (Kyodo)

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EU Climate Commissioner Hedegaard

DURBAN, South Africa - Connie Hedegaard (L), the European Union commissioner for climate action, speaks during a press conference at the venue for the 17th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP17, in Durban, South Africa, on Dec. 5, 2011. (Kyodo)

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China's top climate diplomat Xie

DURBAN, South Africa - Xie Zhenhua, vice chairman of China's National Development and Reform Commission, speaks during a press conference at the venue for the 17th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP17, in Durban, South Africa, on Dec. 5, 2011. He is head of the Chinese delegation at the conference. (Kyodo)

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Climate talks reach accord

DURBAN, South Africa - Xie Zhenhua (L), vice chairman of China's National Development and Reform Commission, and Todd Stern (R), U.S. climate talks envoy, are pictured at the U.N. climate talks in Durban, South Africa, in the early hours of Dec. 11, 2011. The 17th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP17, agreed to launch a new framework in 2020 including major emitters China and the United States aimed at tackling greenhouse gas emissions, while extending the Kyoto Protocol beyond 2012. (Kyodo)

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Climate talks reach accord

DURBAN, South Africa - Participants applaud as the U.N. climate talks reach an accord in Durban, South Africa, in the early hours of Dec. 11, 2011. The 17th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP17, agreed to launch a new framework in 2020 including major emitters China and the United States aimed at tackling greenhouse gas emissions, while extending the Kyoto Protocol beyond 2012. (Kyodo)

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Climate talks reach accord

DURBAN, South Africa - Christiana Figueres (front L), executive secretary of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, and South African foreign minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane hug after the U.N. climate talks reached an accord in Durban, South Africa, in the early hours of Dec. 11, 2011. The 17th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP17, agreed to launch a new framework in 2020 including major emitters China and the United States aimed at tackling greenhouse gas emissions, while extending the Kyoto Protocol beyond 2012. (Kyodo)

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Durban climate talks open

DURBAN, South Africa - South African President Jacob Zuma (L) and Christiana Figueres (R), executive secretary of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, attend annual talks in Durban, South Africa, on Nov. 28, 2011, to discuss the fight against climate change, with differences remaining between rich and developing countries. The biggest issue facing the 17th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP17, is how to avoid a so-called blank period following the expiration in December 2012 of current binding targets for developed countries' greenhouse gas emissions. (Kyodo)

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Durban climate talks open

DURBAN, South Africa - An opening ceremony is held as delegates from nearly 200 countries started annual talks in Durban, South Africa, on Nov. 28, 2011, to discuss the fight against climate change, with differences remaining between rich and developing countries. The biggest issue facing the 17th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP17, is how to avoid a so-called blank period following the expiration in December 2012 of current binding targets for developed countries' greenhouse gas emissions. (Kyodo)

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Crowded Chinese pavilion at COP17

DURBAN, South Africa - The Chinese pavilion at the venue for the 17th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP17, in Durban, South Africa, is packed with more than 100 people, including ministers from Britain and Italy, on Dec. 7, 2011, when the Chinese government held a side event there. (Kyodo)

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Few attendees at Japanese COP17 press confab

DURBAN, South Africa - Seats are largely vacant at the site of a press conference held by Japanese government representatives in the 17th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP17, in Durban, South Africa, on Dec. 7, 2011. (Kyodo)