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VIDEO: The history of climate change negotiations in 83-seconds

From On December 7, 2012 · Leave a Comment

To understand some of what is happening inside the UN climate talks here in Doha, watch this  83-second animation on the history of international climate change negotiations.

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Is Climate Victory to Change a Word or the World?

From On December 4, 2012 · 3 Comments

You would never know I am an urgent, existential issue threatening human civilisation at the U.N. climate summit here in the final week in Doha. It is more like a trade negotiation, where hard-fought agreement to change the word “shall” to “may” in a document is considered progress.

Victory here is to change a word, [...]

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Global Warming Goes to Doha

From On November 28, 2012 · 4 Comments

I’ve been getting a lot of press lately what with Hurricane Sandy and the U.N. climate summit in Doha, Qatar. Please allow me to introduce myself. You’ve been calling me “global warming” or “climate change” or even “climate weirding”.

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Bolder Obama on Middle East, Climate in Second Term?

From On November 8, 2012 · Leave a Comment

via IPS News

With President Barack Obama winning re-election, foreign policy analysts here are pondering whether his victory will translate into major changes from the rather cautious approach he followed overseas in his first term.

For now, speculation is focused primarily on the Middle East, the region that has dominated the international agenda [...]

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Sandy Speaks

From On October 29, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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Eco-briefs – Network Against Short-Lived Climate Pollutants

From On August 30, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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