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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

Confidence in the science of global warming grows despite "climate-gate"

David Moulton with Dr. John Holdren, science advisor to President Obama in Copenhagen.

Today Rajendra Pachauri, leader of the Nobel-prize winning UN climate science  process, spoke in Copenhagen with confidence in the bedrock of science on which our understanding of global warming rests. Meanwhile the opposition continues to try to squeeze the last few drops of doubt out of a few email lemons stolen from East Anglia University. 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

Protect forests in the tropics...and in the United States

Here's a simple question for our climate negotiators in Copenhagen: As we seek to highlight the need to preserve the carbon in the vast but shrinking forests in other countries, how are we doing here at home? Read more

New Hope for Climate Talks: Obama to attend Copenhagen Negotiations

J.P. Leous

The climate debate vaulted onto the international stage Dec. 7, when delegations from across the planet gathered in Copenhagen to discuss next steps for an international climate plan. Important progress can be made if the U.S. demonstrates climate leadership in Copenhagen — and recent events give us reason to for hope. President Barack Obama has confirmed that he will attend these critical discussions, showing the world that the United States has finally gotten serious about addressing climate change. Read more