Seattle Post-Intelligencer, December 6, 2007
by Michael Casey
BALI, Indonesia -- "Developing nations at the U.N. Climate Change Conference demanded rapid transfers of technology Wednesday to help them combat global warming, while a report warned that some of Asia's biggest cities could be threatened by rising sea levels.
With the growth in Asian "mega-cities," coastal flooding could affect 150 million people by 2070, up from 40 million today, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development warned in a study released Tuesday. Flooding damage would cost the world $35 trillion, compared with $3 trillion today, it said.
"...the European Union has come out with a detailed wish list that includes demands for industrialized countries to take the lead in approving mandatory cuts, strengthening the carbon-offset market and boosting funds to help poor countries adapt."
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