Jan 25, 2012 12:00 PM
Associated Press
Washington Post
UN environment conference returns to Rio with emphasis on sustainable development
UNITED NATIONS — Representatives from around the world will be returning to Rio de Janeiro this June — 20 years after the U.N. Earth Summit — but this time the focus will be on sustainable development, not climate change, a Brazilian diplomat said Tuesday.
Andre Correa do Lago, who heads the Brazilian delegation negotiating a draft of the outcome document for “Rio plus 20,” said that climate change was too sensitive an issue for many countries, while sustainable development was something everybody could get behind.
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