There is no Plan B
This is the biggest opportunity since the industrial revolution to rebalance economic activity, writes Yvo de Boer
Copenhagen climate change summit
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The United Nations summit in Copenhagen is billed as the biggest gathering on climate change since the meeting 12 years ago that led to the signing of the Kyoto protocol. This report outlines the challenges facing those gathered, and looks at what is at stake.
Act now, or pay later
After two years of intense negotiations and 12 years after the meeting that produced the flawed Kyoto protocol, global leaders are meeting in Copenhagen to agree a deal on climate change. Fiona Harvey outlines the issues at stake
Affairs of states
Key decision-makers will determine the outcome of the United Nations conference, says Fiona Harvey
Conflicts of interest
Fiona Harvey identifies the thorny issues that will dominate the debate at Copenhagen
Snapshots in time
Millions of years of climate history give context to today’s changes, says Clive Cookson
Cause for concern
Global support for action on climate change is surprisingly high, writes Kate Mackenzie
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COMMENT
No deal better than a weak deal
None of the climate change negotiations so far has properly addressed “carbon leakage”, says Sir David King
THE PLAYERS
Promising solution
Political consensus on emissions cuts is hard to come by in the US, says Anna Fifield
Commitment issues
How substantive are China’s statements on climate change, asks Geoff Dyer
COMPANIES
Down to business
An agreement at Copenhagen could bring radical changes to companies around the world, says Ed Crooks
CARBON TRADING
Paying the price
An emissions trading system is the best incentive for companies to reduce carbon outputs, says Fiona Harvey
