Saturday 15 December 2007

Picture: Tears & Cheers at the UNCCC

Delegates rise to applaud the decision to adopt the "Bali roadmap" for a future international agreement on climate change. Delegates at the UN summit have agreed a deal on curbing climate change after days of bitter wrangling. Observers spoke of emotional scenes in the conference hall - the UN's top climate official Yvo de Boer in tears after being accused by China of procedural irregularities, and cheers and hugs when the US indicated its acceptance.

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