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The business community must assume some of the responsibility for the lack of results at the UN climate talks last year in Copenhagen (COP15). However, the failure to produce a binding agreement at COP15 has not derailed UN efforts to secure a global a…

Last month, Yvo de Boer, the executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, resigned. Mr de Boer’s greatest success was the Bali agreement in 2007. However, the signatories of the Bali agreement failed to produce a wo…

As stipulated in last December’s Copenhagen Accord, January 31, 2010 was the deadline for wealthier nations to submit their emissions reductions targets. Obama Pledged to reduce US greenhouse gases (GHGs) by approximately 17 percent below 2005 levels o…

1. America’s Lack of Action on Climate Change: The US Senate is not convinced about the urgency of climate change and an increasing number of Americans disbelieve that climate change exists.Obama Needs the Senate to Succeed on Climate ChangeWhy We Did …

Despite some progress on funding and compliance verification, there are good reasons why we did not get a binding agreement on emissions reductions at COP15.Although Secretary of State Hilary Clinton said Washington would help create a $100 billion a y…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel: “The talks were extremely difficult and I must also say that I view the outcome with mixed feelings.”Brazilian Ambassador Sergio Barbosa Serra: “It’s not what we expected, It may still be a way of salvaging something a…

There are 192 countries represented at COP15 and nations with similar issues and aims come together to form UN recognized groups.COP13’s Bali Action Plan called for a long-term action plan to reduce GHG emissions, as well as increased levels of coopera…

The United Nations climate summit is a study of stark contrasts where hopeful aspirations coexist alongside predictions of failure. COP15 has revealed the diametrically opposed perspectives of environmental advocates and climate change deniers. The Den…

President Obama is a multilateralist and a champion of emissions reductions, but he will not produce a binding agreement at COP15 because of the inaction of the US Senate.The President addressed those that oppose him during his Nobel Peace Prize accept…

A new report suggests a deal on climate change is not economically unmanageable. Conservatives and other climate change deniers tend to ignore the scientific evidence and parrot fears about the catastrophic economic impact of an international climate c…