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Statement on President Barack Obama's Remarks at the United Nations Climate Change Conference

Anonymous
Dec 18, 2009

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK – David Moulton, The Wilderness Society’s climate change policy director, issued the following statement on today’s address by President Obama at the UNFCC conference in Copenhagen, Denmark:

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Interpreting Copenhagen

Dec 21, 2009

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?

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Can Obama make dominoes fall at Copenhagen?

Dec 18, 2009

David MoultonWith 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.

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Will climate talks yield climate action?

Dec 16, 2009

David MoultonToday 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.

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New emphasis on protecting old forests in Copenhagen

Dec 15, 2009

David MoultonHere 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.

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Live from Copenhagen: Follow us at the Climate Talks

Dec 11, 2009

David MoultonDavid 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.

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