Major economies to agree 2 degrees climate goal: Merkel

Reuters: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday the world’s major economies would reach a deal to limit global warming to no more than 2 degrees Celsius. "We will today agree on a joint document of the big economies — the Major Economies Forum (MEF)," Merkel told reporters. Merkel also said she expected industrialized countries to set mid-term climate change goals by the end of the year. She added she did not expect a breakthrough on climate change at the meeting of …

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