Climate talks pause as battle over key science report looms

(AP) KATOWICE Poland (AP) A diplomatic standoff over a single word could set the stage for a bigger showdown during the second half of this years U.N. climate summit. Negotiators took time out Sunday to rest after the first week of talks ended on a sour note the previous night when the United States sided with Russia Saudi Arabia and Kuwait in blocking endorsement of a landmark study on global warming. I think it was a key moment" said Alden Meyer of the Union of Concerned Scientists. The fact that a group of four countries were trying to diminish the value and importance of a scientific report they themselves with all other countries requested three years ago in Paris is pretty remarkable." Read More