After Indonesia's deadly floods, few hear climate 'wake up call'

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JAKARTA: Floods that killed more than 50 people in Indonesia's capital after the biggest rainfall since records began should be a wake-up call to climate change in one of the world's biggest carbon emitters, environmental groups said. But, despite the catastrophe in Southeast Asia's biggest city, authorities see no greater impetus for more cuts to planned carbon dioxide emission reductions or other measures to address climate change. The floods "should serve as a strong reminder to the government that things can't be business as usual," said Yuyun Harmono, a...

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