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US Envoy Rejects Higher Emissions Cuts, Reparations

World leaders are arriving in Copenhagen as the climate summit formally enters high-level talks. On Tuesday, US climate negotiator Todd Stern said he foresees no change in President Obamas offer to cut emissions by 17 percent percent of 2005 levels. The proposal has been widely criticized because it amounts to just a four percent cut when adopting the 1990 standard used by the rest of the world.

Todd Stern: Im not anticipating any change in the mitigation commitment. I think thats something that the President announced just—I dont know, I guess it was a couple of weeks ago. And so, I dont think theres going to be a change in that commitment.

Stern also renewed his opposition to the payment of climate reparations to poorer countries most affected by global warming....