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Key World Leaders Agree to Two-Step Process for Finalizing International Agreement

Jake Schmidt | Posted 11.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Globalwarming, Developingcountries, Unfccc, Copenhagen, cop15, Climatechangenegotiations, Copenhagencountdown, Green News
Jake Schmidt

Are there enough details reached this December in Copenhagen to leave all countries accepting of an extension and enough details to firm up the final agreement in months?

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Road to Copenhagen: Waiting for America

Ben Jervey | Posted 11.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Climate Change, Unfccc, cop15, Copenhagen, Yvo De Boer, United Nations, Green News
Ben Jervey

After European leaders laid out their first finance proposal on Friday, pressure is on the States to make a formal offer. We'll soon find out whether the White House is comfortable stepping in front of Congress on the critical issue of finance.

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An Optimist on Climate Change

Alexia Parks | Posted 10.21.2009 | Impact

Read More: Congress, David Johnston, United Nations, Green, Copenhagen, Unfccc, Sustainability, Climate Change, Joe Biden, Bill Mckibben, United Nations Convention on Climate Change, Barack Obama, Global Warming, Impact News
Alexia Parks

We're at a point," I've been told, "where everything we know is out of date. What happens next is unknowable, unspeakable, and undetermined."

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India Signals They Will Be a Dealmaker in Copenhagen & They Will Take Action

Jake Schmidt | Posted 10.14.2009 | Green

Read More: India, cop15, Unfccc, Copenhagen, Jairam Ramesh, Developing Nations, Jairem Ramesh Speech, Climate Change Negotiations, Copenhagen Countdown, Monsoon, Project Syndicate, Global Warming, Green News
Jake Schmidt

If India does add concrete specifics to its environmental goals and is willing to stand behind them in a meaningful way, then India might just be helpful in getting a strong deal in Copenhagen.

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Did the Kyoto Protocol Miss the Target?

Bill Chameides | Posted 10.12.2009 | Green

Read More: Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Unfccc, cop15, Climate Talks, Global Climate Treaty, Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change, Global Warming, Green News
Bill Chameides

So far from being a failure, the Kyoto Protocol looks like it will meet its very limited goals.

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Look Under the Hood of the Climate Negotiations (Getting the Copenhagen Agreement Running)

Jake Schmidt | Posted 10.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Unfccc, Globalwarming, Developingcountries, Copenhagen, cop15, Climatechangenegotiations, Copenhagencountdown, Green News
Jake Schmidt

The two-week global warming negotiations in Bangkok, Thailand are just wrapping up. There are five key elements to the Copenhagen Agreement.

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Acronym Hell and the Path to a Global Climate Deal

Kevin Grandia | Posted 10.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Cop-15, Avaaz, Unfccc, Greenpeace, Global Warming, Climate Change Copenhagen, Tcktcktck, Green News
Kevin Grandia

We only need to look at how fast world leaders acted during the global economic crisis to see how quickly they can get things done when they have the political will.

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Fear and Loathing on the Road to Copenhagen

Ben Jervey | Posted 09.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Copenhagen, Unfccc, Climate Change, Bangkok, cop15, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Green News
Ben Jervey

I've been in Bangkok for a scant 36 hours, and already the shame is sickening. I'm an American tracking the American position at international climate negotiations where America stands as the biggest obstacle.

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Obama vs. Krugman: Five Reasons the President's Right on Carbon Tariffs

Jake Colvin | Posted 11.16.2009 | Green

Read More: International Trade, Cap and Trade, Global Economy, Copenhagen 2009, Climate, Waxman-Markey, Globalization, Free Trade, Climate Change, Climate Legislation, Waxman-Markey Climate Bill, Unfccc, Carbon Tariffs, Climate Bill, Green News
Jake Colvin

President Obama and Congress must make sure that U.S. climate policy efforts encourage other countries to reduce their carbon emissions and spur global demand for U.S. clean energy technologies.

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The Copenhagen Climate Change Conference: What You Can Do

Ken Cloke | Posted 08.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Copenhagen 2009, United-Nations-Framework-Convention-on-Climate-Change, Denmark, Kyoto Protocol, Unfccc, Green News
Ken Cloke

A discussion of conflict prevention and resolution mechanisms is missing from the Conference of Parties taking place in December, where a replacement for the Kyoto Protocol may be signed.

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Top Climate Scientists Urge Action in Run Up to Historic Meeting

Kevin Grandia | Posted 07.11.2009 | Green

Read More: Bonn Climate Talks, Climate Change, Copenhagen Climate Change Conference, Unfccc, Global Warming, Cop 15, Green News
Kevin Grandia

Scientists are normally a very leveled bunch, not inclined to step into the policy ring, but how much more science do we need to be convinced that this is a huge problem?

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President Obama Should Host a UNFCCC Climate Change Summit

Ben Carmichael | Posted 01.02.2009 | Green

Read More: Chicago Climate Exchange, John Kerry, Austin, Michael Bloomberg, Mayor Daley, Environment, Portland Oregon, Unfccc, Climate Change, Obama Climate Change, Poznan Climate Change Conference, Richard Daley, Barack Obama, Global Warming, Obama Administration, Obama Climate Policy, Obama White House, Obama Presidency, Barack Obama Environmental Policy, President Elect Obama, Oregon, Green News
Ben Carmichael

President-elect Obama has pledged that his administration will mark a "new chapter in America's leadership on climate change." The question is: What will open that first chapter?

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Dear Governor Palin...

Terra Lawson-Remer | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Vice Presidential Debate, Climate Change, Palin, Sarah Palin, Drilling, Oil Prices, UNFCCC, Energy Policy, Biden, Politics News
Terra Lawson-Remer

Dear Governor Palin, During your debate with Senator Biden you said you welcomed the opportunity to speak directly with the American people, "uncenso...

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