12daysofcopenhagen

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Appalachia Rising: September 25-27, Part 1 from Climate Challenge on Vimeo.

I was not able to go to the Cochabamba climate summit, but this short article highlights some very interesting issues related to responding to climate change, which I find refreshing. Enjoy… Reflections on the Cochabamba climate summit, by Edgardo Lander

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The analysis has begun, and there are many ways to understand what this turning point is. However, make no mistake, Copenhagen was a pivot point of some sort. More on this at this post later…

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Two days more to go, and everything seems deadlocked. Listened today to the BBC’s “World Have Your Say” call in show, where the question was “Is climate change too big a problem to solve?” That we are even daring to ask this question is hopeful for me, for it has always seemed clear that it’s going to take more than tools that civilization has so far evolved to respond to the unfolding crisis.

Was pointed to this article today:

http://www.cognitivepolicyworks.com/2009/11/19/copenhagen-getting-past-the-urgency-trap/

I couldn’t have said it better.

Who is going to tell China how big a house they can build? Good luck.

Meanwhile, the Guardian says it all.. here.

The developing nations try to drive a hard bargain to stay at the table.