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I'M INCLINED to believe that the apparent result of the climate change summit in Durban, South Africa, might turn out to be a very big deal. Someday. Maybe.
That's my view, but it's hardly universal. Initial reaction basically ranged from "Historic Breakthrough: The Planet Is Saved" to "Tragic Failure: The Planet Is Doomed." Such radically different assessments came from officials and activists who have the same general view of climate change - that it's real and something must be done about it - and who fully understand the agreement that the delegates in Durban reached.See the full content of this document
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A Mild Victory in Durban
The optimists and the pessimists disagree mostly on what they believe governments can do to curb the carbon and methane emissions that are warming the atmosphere, and when they are likely to do it. My conc...
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