Obama's Popularity Isn't Translating Into Progress

Richard Grenell, 12.23.2009

Fmr. director of comm. and public diplomacy for the US Representative to the UN

The biggest news coming out of Copenhagen, but not covered by the American media, is that Obama hasn't been able to convince other countries to act even though he is the most popular head of state.

The Red Carpet Four

Kumi Naidoo, 12.23.2009

Executive Director, Greenpeace International

Denying the Red Carpet Four release, thus keeping them away from their families over the holidays, for the crime of peaceful protest is a travesty of justice.

The Copenhagen Accord: A Big Step Forward

David Doniger, 12.23.2009

Policy Director, NRDC Climate Center

Too many observers, in my view, are judging the Copenhagen Accord by the wrong yardsticks.

The F Word: Holiday Spirit?

Laura Flanders, 12.23.2009

Author, Broadcaster, host of GRITtv

It's that familiar season, full of quaint old false beliefs. Like that crazy Santa Claus notion there's such a thing as just desserts. Who's been naug...

Copenhagen was a Failure of Democracy

Stefan Roberts, 12.23.2009

Author, environmentalist and blogger.

Copenhagen can be considered a failure for environmentalists and climate campaigners. We failed to convey was the urgency that is required to effectively tackle an enormous problem.

Wrong Focus on Climate Change

Deanna Neil, 12.23.2009

Award-winning author, "The Land of Curiosities"

The obvious, tangible environmental problems that affect our every day lives are so abundant--I find it shocking that we need to resort to a doomsday scenario in order to mobilize.

Typing Aloud About China's Climate

A. Siegel, 12.23.2009

Energy, environmental blogger, getenergysmartnow.com

China has been widely blamed for the failure of the Copenhagen climate talks. Is that fair?

How to Make Lieberman and Baucus Irrelevant

Michael Kieschnick, 12.23.2009

President of CREDO Mobile

There will be no significant progressive change requiring Congressional action unless the Senate eliminates the filibuster and elects -- rather than perpetuates -- committee chairs.

Who's the Government? Who's the God?

Reverend Billy, 12.23.2009

Spiritual Leader of the Church of Life After Shopping

The secrecy and isolation of the Chinese/Obama meetings says it all. The rest of us are waiting outside with the rising seas and the fires and droughts and freak storms.

A Clear Agenda for Reform in 2010

Gordon Brown, 12.23.2009

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

As the balance of economic power changes over the next two decades, new and stronger power-brokers may be less willing to embrace change. We must avoid this race to the bottom. Here is how.

Carbon Price Drops Are True Signal That Copenhagen Was a Cop-Out

Philip Radford, 12.23.2009

Executive Director, Greenpeace USA

Obama's speech said three things: hey foreign leaders, we don't want foreign oil; hey China, even though we've been negotiating all year well, I'm going to scold you; and hey world: even though these are negotiations, I have nothing to offer.

Copenhagen: A Theater of the Absurd

Sam Black, 12.22.2009

Research Associate at the Stimson Center

I think we owe it to the Copenhagen participants to recognize that, for these two weeks, they made the debate over health care seem reasonable by comparison.

Businesses Urge Congress to Act after Copenhagen

James Boyce, 12.22.2009

Founder Common Sense NMS, dotPAC

A group of 750 (and counting) businesses have come together. Their purpose is simple and direct -- to demand comprehensive action be taken by Congress to enact a Clean Energy Act.

Standing On The Edge Of The Future: The New Media In Copenhagen

Katherine Goldstein, 12.22.2009

Editor, HuffPost Green

As the postmortems pour in I want to focus on the story behind the story: how new media, grassroots activists, and citizen journalists worked together in inspired ways to get the Copenhagen story out.

Lessons From Denmark

Carl Pope, 12.22.2009

Executive Director of the Sierra Club

Will Copenhagen's near collapse and half-hearted outcome help or hinder the effort to repair our climate?

BBC World Service: Who Is to Blame at Copenhagen?

Teryn Norris, 12.23.2009

Senior Advisor, Breakthrough Institute

What's demanded now is a major departure from the mitigation framework of the past to a renewed focus on the biggest emitters, and global investments in low-carbon technology.

COP15 -- What Really Happened

Ellen Snortland, 12.22.2009

Ellen Snortland is a writer, self-defense advocate, actor, lawyer, radio and TV personality.

Being an official Party in the COP15 meetings, I sat bewildered as all the agreements we were working on got sidelined by a document that a small group of 30 nations, led by the US president, inserted into the agenda.

Key Countries Agreed to Copenhagen Accord to Address Global Warming

Jake Schmidt, 12.21.2009

International climate policy director, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)

World leaders -- most notably President Obama -- took over these negotiations and used everything in their power to push forward an agreement in Copenhagen.

The Mulch: Tepid Accord Reached in Copenhagen

The Media Consortium, 12.21.2009

Network of Leading Progressive Independent Journalism Organizations

By Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium Blogger After two weeks of negotiations for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (Cop15), global leaders pr...

From Copenhagen to Milwaukee: Bringing the Global Climate Change Movement Home

Heather Box, 12.21.2009

"In the absence of a strong global treaty being signed here in Copenhagen, we all need to keep doing everything we can in our hometowns, and know that the ripple affects will be felt everywhere."

Climate Policy and Sustainability Management

Steven Cohen, 12.21.2009

Executive Director, The Earth Institute, Columbia University

The idea that the nations of the world would cede sovereignty over their economies to permit a global greenhouse gas cap-and-trade policy was misguided fantasy that is hopefully now laid to rest. So how do we move forward?