news focus Lima climate summit.

The article discusses the mood of diplomats at the 2014 Lima Climate Change Conference in Peru in December, prior to a 2015 meeting in Paris, France. Topics include an agreement by 28 European Union (EU) countries, including a bilateral agreement between the U.S. and China, to cut carbon emissions to below 1990 levels by 2030 and cash contributions to the Green Climate Fund, which helps poor nations deal with climate change, and emission reduction targets in developing nations.