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US failure to make binding commitments at Copenhagen Climate Conference: “Yes We Can!” has become “No, sorry, we couldn’t possibly.”

US failure to make binding commitments at Copenhagen Climate Conference: “Yes We Can!” has become “No, sorry, we couldn’t possibly.”

’No one said Copenhagen was going to be easy. After all, at its heart, the climate summit is about persuading nearly 200 nations to use drastically less of the fossil fuels that power the global economy.’ The election of Barack Obama as president of the United States gave hope that a legally binding climate agreement in Copenhagen would be produced. [...]
Green technologies imperative by 2014 to prevent climate calamity: WWF

Green technologies imperative by 2014 to prevent climate calamity: WWF

According to a report issued by the international environmental group WWF, green technologies offer the hope in averting climate disaster but the ultimate deadline for committing to these technologies is 2014. The group has come up with the conclusion that should the world miss the said deadline, runaway global warming and economic meltdown are sure [...]