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Climate Summit Opens in Mexico

Posted on November 29, 2010 by ed

The United Nations’ 16th conference on climate change opens today in Cancun, Mexico. Representatives from 194 countries are scheduled to attend, although as this UPI story notes, expectations for a binding international climate treaty are low. The meeting takes place … Continue reading →

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Hope After Copenhagen?

Posted on January 12, 2010 by ed

A month after the failed climate talks in Copenhagen, the news cycle has shifted to more entertaining topics. Underwear bombers, bank bonuses and the ongoing train wreck of the economy have dominated US news channels. Yet the issues that led … Continue reading →

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There Is No Planet B

Posted on December 14, 2009 by ed

As developing nations threaten to walk out of the climate talks in Copenhagen, street protesters seemed to be the only ones with a sense of urgency about the warming planet. An estimated 40,000 protesters took to the streets in Copenhagen, … Continue reading →

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Tuvalu Calls For Real Climate Treaty

Posted on December 9, 2009 by ed

Midway through the third day of climate talks in Copenhagen, tiny Tuvalu has derailed the Kyoto track of the talks by demanding more ambitious carbon limits set into a legally binding treaty. “My prime minister and many other heads of … Continue reading →

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