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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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April, 2008 : In an article entitled Dangerous Assumptions ( earlier post ), Roger Pielke, Jr., ” —Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed. “ We are not aiming to let anyone off the hook. There are plenty of politicians willing to point the finger of blame. “ They never make commitments unless someone else does.

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Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

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This article discusses: (a) why the focus should have been on the transfer of proven renewable energy technology from developed to developing countries; and (b) how this technology transfer can be financed with currently available funds. The Chinese can promise to do this because they’re modernizing their economy. Scenario No.