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Why Copenhagen matters

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Only Democracy Can Save The Planet

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After Copenhagen

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The United Nations process is becoming more of a hindrance than a help in tackling global climate change. It's time...
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The mass psychology of climate change - scientists need 'attitude'

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The media storm over the hacked CRU e-mails shows that staying above the mud fight is a forlorn hope
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The real scandal in the hacked climate change e-mails controversy

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Contra Zadek: a global deal is worth the candle

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Simon Zadek argued that failure at Copenhagen means we must seek unilateral national deals. chinadialogue.net, the...
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The climate peril: a race against time

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The latest climate-modelling projections underline the potentially catastrophic impact of global warming. The...
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Plan B on climate: national deals

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Copenhagen will not deliver the right global deal. It is time for nations to save us from climate catastrophe.

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