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Copenhagen: Is China to be blamed for the "failure" of the summit

© DavidEwing - Fotolia.com Copenhagen was disappointing! Of course, some did not hesitate to pinpoint responsibles: the United States, like India or the proceedings of UN agencies are stigmatized. But there is one that is unanimous: China, still trying to defend himself.

12 / 22 / 2009

Copenhagen: final results and reactions around a disappointing agreement

Copenhagen: final results and reactions around a disappointing agreement  Although some believed that the Copenhagen Summit was a step in the fight against global warming, it is obvious that the text before the United Nations "took in consideration" on December 19 was disappointing. Some even take it as a fiasco. Results of an agreement with reduced ambitions and no binding agreement but for the first time with a certain concern for the industrialized countries, big polluters and emerging countries... and reactions from the “world”...

12 / 17 / 2009

Copenhagen/J9: China and America, failure generators?

Copenhagen/J9: China and America, failure generators? In Copenhagen, the ministerial meetings began tuesday afternoon (December 15). At three days from the debates between heads of State and the Governments, the conflicting speeches continue. Between the constant standoff of Chinese and Americans versus the France-Africa front and the future of the Kyoto Protocol, little progress is being recorded.

12 / 10 / 2009

Copenhagen/J2: developing countries raising voice

Copenhagen/J2: developing countries raising voice After the war against greenhouse gas emissions of Americans, the second day of negotiations was marked by the anger of developing countries. Between a reward for Copenhagen, elected city greener and a turmoil caused by some skeptical Saudi climatologists... let’s have a little overview of topics that have stirred the Bella Center!

12 / 07 / 2009

Global warming: Inventory of the Copenhagen Conference

Global warming: Inventory of the Copenhagen Conference The Copenhagen Conference, which will culminate on an international agreement to fight against global warming, opens today (December 7, till December 19). Sustainable-development.com has decided to do an inventory on the commitments and positions of each. The negotiations will be complicated ...

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economy

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