The United Nations climate change conference headed toward its conclusion Friday, with the United States and the European Union trying to resolve an impasse over how developed nations should tackle global warming. Japan and Canada have taken positions in line with the United States, while Australia's position is uncertain.Negotiations over an agreement to replace the 10-year-old Kyoto Protocol, which expires in 2012, continued all night, officials told CNN, but disagreements remained.
The Europeans are pushing for an agreement that contains specific numbers for emissions cuts, but Washington wants to leave maneuvering room for future negotiations, including next month's U.S.-sponsored climate talks in Hawaii.
The EU delegation has balked at that stance, saying it would render January's major emitters meeting "meaningless."
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