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Public backing for deep China emission cuts

By Fiona Harvey in London

Published: October 18 2009 22:26 | Last updated: October 18 2009 22:26

Public opinion on both sides of the Atlantic is firmly in favour of China taking on the lion’s share of cuts in greenhouse gas emissions and lukewarm on providing funds to the developing world to adapt to climate change.

The findings, revealed in a Harris poll conducted for the Financial Times, are a blow to governments trying to negotiate a new international framework on climate change.

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