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S.Korea to finalise emission targets on Nov 17

Wed Nov 4, 2009 10:31pm EST
SEOUL, Nov 5 (Reuters) - South Korea said on Thursday it would finalise its carbon emission reduction targets on November 17 at between unchanged from and 4 percent below 2005 levels.

An official of the presidential committee on green growth said the government had dropped an option for an 8 percent increase from 2005 levels by 2020, among the three choices announced in August this year. [ID:nSP467387]

(Reporting by Cho Meeyoung; Editing by Jonathan Hopfner)

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