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Demonstrators in Barcelona (AFP)
Leaders 'likely' to go to summit
At least 40 world leaders are likely to attend December's UN climate summit in a bid to secure a new global treaty.
Climate deal 'unlikely' in 2009
Q&A: Copenhagen summit
Where countries stand

Alps and valley, Switzerland (Image: BBC) Studies 'overstate species risks'
Some large-scale studies appear to overestimate the threats of climate change on biodiversity, a study suggests.

Lord Drayson Minister 'backs adviser autonomy'
The government will produce guidelines on the independence of its scientific advisers, Science Minister Lord Drayson says.

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