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Copenhagen climate summit

A large globe featuring an interactive display sits in a central square in Copenhagen, December 8, 2009. Credit: REUTERS/Bob Strong

Get up-to-the-minute multimedia coverage of the U.N. Conference on Climate Change as world leaders and environment officials hammer out a successor to the Kyoto Protocol.   Full Coverage 

GRAPHIC: World carbon emissions since 1902

Mon Dec 22, 2008 3:35pm EST

(Reuters) - China's dramatic economic slowdown is paying an environmental dividend, slashing emissions levels from the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitter as its highest-carbon industries begin to contract.

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(By Catherine Trevethan; Editing by Ben Tan)
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