‘Earth Summit II’ diplomats agree on ‘weak’ text

Reuters: Diplomats from over 190 countries agreed on a draft text on green global development on Tuesday to be approved this week at a summit in Rio de Janeiro, but environmentalists said the agreement was too weak. The summit, known as Rio+20 because it comes 20 years after the first Rio environmental summit, is aimed at providing clarity on proposed "sustainable development goals," a loose tripod of economic, environmental and social objectives that proponents believe could help guide global development.......

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