Copenhagen summit welcomes US emissions curbs
BBC December 08, 2009 UN and EU officials have welcomed the US declaration that greenhouse gases are threatening to human health. more
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EU raises stakes on emissions reductions
Financial Times December 07, 2009 The European Union withdrew an offer to increase its greenhouse gas emissions reduction target on Monday because it said similar offers made by many nations in the past month were inadequate to prevent significant climate change. more
Emissions ruling adds to US firepower
Financial Times December 07, 2009 President Barack Obama has been armed with new ammunition for the Copenhagen summit on climate change following a decision on Monday by the US Environmental Protection Agency authorising a crackdown on greenhouse-gas emissions. more
Can President Barack Obama still count on Turkey?
BBC December 07, 2009 When President Barack Obama meets Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Washington on Monday, the talks will require an interesting balancing act to mirror the one Mr Erdogan himself seems to have been attempting. more
Under Banner of Urgency, Delegates Tackle Policy
The New York Times December 07, 2009 COPENHAGEN — Two mock gateways set up by environmental campaigners — a fiery red one symbolizing the perils of climate change and a green one representing an international climate accord to address it — greeted delegates on Monday as they filed into a conference center here. more