Durban Climate Conference

A U.N. climate conference reached a hard-fought agreement on Sunday on a far-reaching program meant to set a new course for the global fight against climate change.

The UN climate change conference opened in South Africa on Monday amid serious differences between developed and developing countries over a second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol that has dampened hopes for reaching binding agreements during arduous 12-day parleys.

A U.N. climate conference reached a hard-fought agreement on Sunday on a far-reaching program meant to set a new course for the global fight against climate change.

The UN climate change conference opened in South Africa on Monday amid serious differences between developed and developing countries over a second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol that has dampened hopes for reaching binding agreements during arduous 12-day parleys.