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Interpreting Copenhagen

Obama in Copenhagen. Courtesy whitehouse.gov.

What happened in Copenhagen? Was it unprecedented progress (Barack Obama) or a disappointing failure (Gordon Brown)? Let’s break it down. Question: What was unprecedented about Copenhagen? Read more

Can Obama make dominoes fall at Copenhagen?

With the arrival of President Obama, the Copenhagen climate talks approach a  dramatic climax. On Thursday Secretary of State Clinton breathed new life into the talks by joining with other developed countries in helping to raise the funding needed to prevent destruction of the world's forests, to adapt to global warming, and to deploy clean technology. Read more

Will climate talks yield climate action?

Today the U.S. delegation here in Copenhagen continued with a sustained and impressive charm offensive as ministers and heads of state began arriving. Tomorrow, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is scheduled make it to the Bella Center, followed on Friday by President Obama himself. Read more

New emphasis on protecting old forests in Copenhagen

Here at the Copenhagen Summit the building is a maze of forest of data, side events, booths and actual negotiations over...forests. Forests are part of solving the climate crisis — through both storing carbon and helping ecosystems and communities adapt in a changing world. Read more

Live from Copenhagen: Follow us at the Climate Talks

David Moulton Director of Climate Change Policy, The Wilderness Society Greetings from Copenhagen. As the Wilderness Society’s Director of Climate Change Policy, I’m here at the U.N. climate change negotiations hoping to see wild land issues find their proper place in the talks. Read more