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November 6, 2009 Copenhagen prognosis A few short weeks before the much-anticipated COP15 climate change conference in Copenhagen, China and India may be softening their stances and the US Senate is inching toward climate legislation, but it is far from clear what will actually happen there. Jan von der Goltz offers a look at recent developments, in "33 Days to Copenhagen - Progress, Stalemate, and a Game-Changer?". Needed: climate change attitude adjustment A recent FT/Harris poll asked residents of several developed countries what they thought about reducing emissions in the developing world, with discouraging results. However, CGD president Nancy Birdsall finds fault in the design of the poll, and argues that an efficient, equitable climate agreement must take into account the realities of energy use and climate change costs in the developing world. Read more in "Depressing News on Rich-World Climate Change Attitudes". My thanks to Robin Kraft for his help in preparing this letter. Best wishes, News Poor urge deep climate cuts; U.N. says out of reach (Reuters India) Maldives wind farm to supply 40 per cent of island nation's power (BusinessGreen.com) Investors warm to scaled-up U.N. offset scheme (Reuters) Developing nations join West in deforestation fight (Agence France Presse) |
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