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Copenhagen outcome: a real climate catastrophe 28
Posted 19 Dec 2009 2:11 PM by David Roberts
The deal Obama brought home from Copenhagen wasn't just weak—it wasn't even really a deal. Here's what went wrong—and what Obama has to do next. Read More
Copenhagen deal pushed through amid condemnation, disappointment
Posted 19 Dec 2009 1:46 PM by Agence France-Presse
A U.N. conference on Saturday rammed through a battle plan against climate change forged by U.S. President Barack Obama and other top leaders, sidelining smaller states which lashed the deal as betrayal. Read More
Climate deal not accepted by all, but Copenhagen conference makes it ‘operational’
Posted 19 Dec 2009 4:02 AM by Keith Schneider
Seven countries, led by the tiny Pacific island nation of Tuvalu, this morning declined to accept the Copenhagen Accord that was reached late last night. But in a procedural move designed to put the agreement into effect, the conference decided to "take note" of the accord instead of formally approving it. Read More

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Global warming hike may be steeper
Posted 21 Dec 2009 10:02 AM by Agence France-Presse
Global temperatures could rise substantially more because of increases in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere than previously thought, according to a new study by U.S. and Chinese scientists released Sunday. Read More
Brown blames China for ‘farcical’ climate talks
Posted 21 Dec 2009 9:52 AM by Agence France-Presse
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Monday accused countries of holding the U.N. climate summit to ransom as bitter recriminations swirled over the outcome of the negotiations. Read More
Climate scientists underwhelmed by Copenhagen Accord 1
Posted 19 Dec 2009 2:05 PM by Agence France-Presse
Top climate scientists said Saturday that the 11th-hour political deal hammered out at U.N. talks in Copenhagen falls perilously short of what is needed to stave off catastrophic global warming. Read More
Flawed climate accord may help Obama at home 1
Posted 19 Dec 2009 1:36 PM by Agence France-Presse
It will not cool the globe, but the new world climate accord may temper Washington's political heat for Barack Obama, and, crucially, it has given him a deal he can defend at home. Read More
Rachel Maddow on Obama’s ‘diplomatic acrobatics’ in Copenhagen 9
Posted 19 Dec 2009 6:22 AM
Rachel Maddow and Andrea Mitchell explain the strange circumstances that led to Obama's climate deal in Copenhagen. Read More
Thanks for nothing

Climate activists declare Copenhagen agreement a disaster 6
Posted 18 Dec 2009 6:50 PM by Agence France-Presse
Environmental campaigners are branding the Copenhagen climate summit an abject failure, saying it made progress on financing the battle against climate change but little else. Read More
Transcript: President Obama’s remarks to press about climate accord
Posted 18 Dec 2009 4:34 PM
Obama: "Today we've made meaningful and unprecedented -- made a meaningful and unprecedented breakthrough here in Copenhagen. For the first time in history all major economies have come together to accept their responsibility to take action to confront the threat of climate change." Read More
Deadlock forces climate talks into overtime
Posted 18 Dec 2009 11:31 AM by Agence France-Presse
Marathon U.N. climate talks lurched into overtime Friday with world leaders deadlocked on a deal to tame global warming, despite pleas for an agreement from U.S. President Barack Obama. Read More
Obama and Wen make progress in one-on-one climate chat, says U.S. official [UPDATED] 1
Posted 18 Dec 2009 7:29 AM by Agence France-Presse
U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao made "progress" in talks here on key issues threatening to derail the push for a new world climate change pact, a U.S. official said. Read More
Failure to climate?

Impatient Obama urges forward movement in Copenhagen, but glum mood prevails 1
Posted 18 Dec 2009 6:35 AM by Jonathan Hiskes
There’s a sour mood inside the Bella Center, where a closed-door meeting among more than a dozen heads of state or top national officials on Friday morning appeared not to have yielded any immediate agreement. Read More
Well, lookie here

A sneak peek at a draft three-page climate agreement
Posted 18 Dec 2009 6:29 AM
Here's a leaked draft of a three-page climate deal now being hammered out by world leaders in Copenhagen. Read More
Leaders struggle to agree on climate pact 3
Posted 18 Dec 2009 5:44 AM by Agence France-Presse
World leaders struggled to nail down a climate pact Friday, amid dismay and alarm among nations most at risk from global warming. Read More
Obama in Copenhagen: Let’s get this show on the road, people 4
Posted 18 Dec 2009 4:45 AM
Pelosi and pals tell world: ‘Blame the Senate’
Posted 17 Dec 2009 12:15 PM by Jonathan Hiskes
‘Empty’ climate deal worse than no deal, says White House
Posted 17 Dec 2009 11:46 AM by Agence France-Presse
Pope calls for ‘binding, fair’ climate agreement
Posted 17 Dec 2009 11:15 AM by Agence France-Presse
Leaders fear climate summit may end in failure
Posted 17 Dec 2009 10:44 AM by Agence France-Presse
Hillary Clinton offers climate aid to poor countries—with strings attached 3
Posted 17 Dec 2009 7:57 AM by Agence France-Presse
Police battle protesters as climate talks stall
Posted 16 Dec 2009 10:41 AM by Agence France-Presse
Gore proposes climate action timeline 3
Posted 15 Dec 2009 1:10 PM
Europe piles pressure on China, U.S. at climate summit
Posted 15 Dec 2009 10:52 AM by Agence France-Presse
Schwarzenegger calls for U.N. climate summit for cities 2
Posted 15 Dec 2009 9:47 AM by Agence France-Presse