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Climate deal possible: US

The world can still agree on a deal in December to curb greenhouse gas emissions and prepare for a warmer world, co-chairs of a meeting of major polluters in London - Britain and the United States - said yesterday.

Skeptics argue a UN December deadline is now too tight as negotiators have so far failed to agree targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions and funds to help developing countries prepare for more extreme weather and rising seas. But Britain and the United States pointed to moves from both developed and developing countries including India, Indonesia, Japan and China. "I think a deal is quite possible," said Washington's top climate envoy Todd Stern.