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The Fossil Party and the Future Party

December 6th, 2009 | by Susan Kraemer

One of the hardest parts of checking foreign news sources - to find out what others think of the emissions reductions targets their countries are bringing to Copenhagen - is deciphering the meaning of all those political parties' names. Who knows which side each of these is on, when it comes to climate change


3 Reasons for Hope for Hopenhagen

December 5th, 2009 | by Susan Kraemer

Thanksgiving weekend brought a historic turning point for human civilization when President Obama was able to get the Chinese to offer 40% cuts in carbon "intensity" at least, prior to the climate summit at Copenhagen. The leaders of the two nations jointly responsible for almost half of the world's carbon emissions were able to announce that they would be joining the rest of the world in agreeing to cuts in carbon emissions. That in turn led to India jumping aboard ship, too, with a 20% offer. None of the three had agreed to the original Kyoto Accord



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