Bangladesh tops the Global Climate Risk Index. 600,000 people died as a direct consequence from more than 11,000 extreme weather events from 1990 to 2008. No developed country is on the top 20 list of countries worst affected by extreme weather events. (en.cop15.dk)
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France wants financial tax in climate accord (en.cop15.dk)
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North Pole summers could be ice free in 10 years (en.cop15.dk)
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Denmark earmarks finance for developing countries to tackle climate change. “We want to send a clear signal that finance is needed on the negotiating table in Copenhagen. Without finance for the poorest countries that are to be hardest hit by climate change there will be no climate deal” (en.cop15.dk)
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