The European Union withdrew an offer to increase its greenhouse gas emissions reduction target yesterday because it said similar offers made by many nations in the past month were inadequate to prevent significant climate change.
The tough stance is intended to spur other governments into increasing their proposed cuts at the United Nations' Copenhagen climate change conference, which opened yesterday.
Observers said it was a strong indicator of just how tough the next fortnight's negotiations will be.
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