BERLIN, July 16 (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel warned on Monday that global warming will accelerate at a dramatic rate unless leaders reach a deal on limiting greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible. After marathon talks in Durban last December, countries agreed to forge a new deal by 2015 that would for the first time force all the biggest polluters to limit greenhouse gas emissions. Critics said at the time, however, the plan was too timid to slow global warming. "Time is of the essence," Merkel told an international conference in Berlin, where delegates from more than 30 countries are preparing for a major UN...
0 Responses to Angela Merkel: With Climate Change, 'Time Is Of The Essence'