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Making climate negotiations public

Climate negotiations should happen in the open, and be accountable to citizens. We're starting to make sure they are...

By Jonathan Gray, Rufus Pollock and Tommaso Venturini
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World leaders are currently gathered in Paris in order to coordinate action around climate change. It is no exaggeration to say that the future of our planet will depend on what they decide.

But how much will the rest of us learn about the circumstances of these decisions to determine our collective fate? Will the deliberations be made public – so that civil society groups can hold decision–makers democratically accountable for their commitments? Or will what happens in Paris effectively stay in Paris?

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