But the odds against an effective deal are increasing. The NYC Climate Summit and the G20 meeting did not break the deadlock. Negotiators are working on a raft agreement in Bangkok this week. Meanwhile the UN has released the latest draft.
Sergio Abranches
We we are on a hazardous route for some time: exceeding the safe limits of greenhouse gases emissions, pollution and other forms of extracting the planet’s resources as well as throwing the remains of our activities on its atmosphere, water and soil.
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The future of the Copenhagen deal is in part being played today in New York City. The Climate Summit has already gained diplomatic significance.
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Sérgio Abranches
The country is approaching the first marks of the 2010 election calendar. October 3 is the last day for candidates to register with a party to become eligible for candidacy.
Is the financial crisis over? Is the global economy any different from before the meltdown? Have the governments done their homework? Are we any safer?
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Sergio Abranches
Chief US Climate negotiator Todd Stern’s statement at the House Select Committee for Energy Independence and Global Warming that “the tenor of negotiations in the formal U.N. track has been difficult,” was only the most recent warning of a dimming prospect for an effective deal in Copenhagen. More »
