Copenhagen cop-out?

Our environment editor, Laurie Michaelis, looks at the prospects for a meaningful deal at the Copenhagen talks.

Over a hundred world leaders converge on Copenhagen next week for the high level segment of the UN climate talks. They hope to conclude two years’ negotiations on greenhouse gas emission cuts for the rich world, limits on emission growth for the poor, and mechanisms for financial and technological co-operation. At least twenty Quakers are going too, and you can follow their experience on the Quakers at COP blog.

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