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The "disappointing" outcome of December's climate summit was largely down to "arrogance" on the part of rich countries, according to Lord Stern.

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Pope Benedict XVI denounced the failure of world leaders to agree to a new climate change treaty in Copenhagen last month, saying Monday that world peace depends on safeguarding God's creation.

Ironic considering his banning of the use of condoms!

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"This editorial calling for action from world leaders on climate change is published today by 56 newspapers around the world in 20 languages"

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On Monday Dec 7th 2009 56 major newspapers in 45 countries speak with one voice on climate change ahead of the Copenhagen summit. This is how it happened

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Nice summary of the state of climate science since Bali

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13 members of Microsoft's staff will be in Copenhagen as a delegation of issue and technology experts supporting the UN’s Climate Change Conference (COP15).

They are participating in a series of briefings, events, and partnership launches to showcase the power of information technology to help address the daunting energy and climate challenges the world faces.

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Offers on the table ahead of the Copenhagen climate change talks are only "a few billion tonnes" short of the scale of annual CO2 emission cuts required to meet 2020 environment targets, Lord Stern said today.

He acknowledged there was a "significant way to go" but insisted: "It is possible to get there."

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Superb advertising campaign in Copenhagen Airport where today's world leaders are writing apologetic notes from a possible future where they didn't act to prevent climate change

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"Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou on Tuesday expressed the wish that Taiwan can have official representation at the Copenhagen climate summit. "Taiwan now can only be represented by civic groups and non- governmental organizations (NGO) at next month's Copenhagen climate conference. We hope that in future, our government representatives can also attend this international event," Ma said while receiving representatives from environmental protection groups"

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"WHEN the UN Climate Change Conference opens in Copenhagen next month, all eyes will be on the delegates' efforts to broker a deal that will prevent catastrophic global warming. Yet amid all the talk of caps, targets and trading, it is easy to forget who is ultimately responsible for the mess we find ourselves in. I have long argued that climate change begins at home. Each of us in the developed world has played our part in creating this problem and, while there is no doubt that coordinated global action is needed to tackle it, we can each be part of the solution.

So, ask yourself this: how green am I really? You might think you are doing your bit for the environment, but even if you shun bottled water, buy local produce and reuse your plastic bags, chances are that you have some habits that are far more environmentally damaging than you realise. What's more, if everyone else is doing these things too, their detrimental effects really add up."

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"South Korea said ahead of this month's climate summit in Copenhagen that it faces challenges in meeting its proposed emission target. Economy Minister Choi Kyung Hwan confirmed Seoul's target of reducing emission of greenhouse gases by 30 per cent of the 2020 business-as-usual levels.

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"As world leaders prepare for climate talks in Copenhagen next month, developing nations have tabled a controversial proposal which would effectively end patent protection for clean technologies"

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"The Chinese prime minister, Wen Jiabao, will attend the Copenhagen climate talks next month, the government said today, as it unveiled firm targets for curbing the world's biggest carbon footprint for the first time.

A day after the US president, Barack Obama, confirmed he would attend the early stages of the conference, the Chinese foreign ministry spokesman, Qin Gang, said Wen would join the gathering, which aims to set a global strategy for reducing emissions.

China announced that it would cut emissions of carbon relative to economic growth by 40% to 45% by 2020 compared with 2005 levels."

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"The fact that President Barack Obama on Monday announced his participation in the UN climate conference is another signal that the US President is leading a "significant" change in US policy towards global warming, says former Vice President Al Gore. "

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The world's leaders must prioritize the issue of global warming above all else, the Dalai Lama said Monday, adding that he feels encouraged by next month's climate change summit in Copenhagen.

The revered Buddhist figure and Nobel Peace Prize winner, in Australia for a series of lectures on universal responsibility and the environment, said politicians must focus their energy on finding a solution to climate change.

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China has set what would at 1st glance appear to be ambitious GHG reduction targets. However a deeper look and you start to see that all is not as it seems.

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"Europe should set a good example by agreeing to cut emissions by 30 percent from 1990 levels before the start of the climate change conference in Copenhagen, urges Stavros Dimas, the Environment Commissioner of the European Union."

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"The Times of India reports unnamed Indian climate negotiators to be little impressed by the outcome of last week’s EU summit in Brussels. The summit gave a figure of 100 billion euros as the overall need for international climate funding by 2020, but failed to state how much of this will be provided by the EU."

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"European environment ministers have agreed to cut global emissions by 10 percent from planes and 20 percent from ships. "

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"US President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao commit themselves to strive for a wide consensus and a successful Copenhagen climate change conference. "

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