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  • Is the leaked draft a big deal or a non-issue?

    Earlier this week, a leaked draft of proposed treaty text from Denmark caused quite a kerfuffle.  We asked our expert panel: Is it a big deal, or a tempest in a teapot? Here are edited excerpts from their responses: —– Andrew Light Senior fellow at the Center for American Progress Any veteran of the UNFCCC meetings […]

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  • Susan Collins (R-Maine) [UPDATED]

    Susan Collins Though Sen. Susan Collins seems supportive of climate legislation, she remains a toss-up in the debate over the Kerry-Boxer bill. In this letter sent to a constituent in early December, she calls for “meaningful action” to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, while saying that solutions must be “reasonable”: Dear [Constituent], Thank you for contacting me […]

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  • Will the EPA’s greenhouse-gas decision affect the Copenhagen climate talks? [UPDATED]

    Will the EPA’s greenhouse-gas decision affect the Copenhagen climate talks? On Monday, as expected, the U.S. EPA officially declared that greenhouse gases are a threat to public health (the so-called endangerment finding), which means the agency is now “now authorized and obligated to make reasonable efforts” to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.  We asked our expert panel […]

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  • What does it mean that Obama is going to Copenhagen at the end of the climate talks? [UPDATED]

    We asked our expert panel about the significance of President Obama changing the timing of his visit to the Copenhagen climate talks, from Dec. 9, the middle of the first week, to Dec. 18, the big finale at the end of the second week. Is this a big deal? What does it mean? Here are […]

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