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NOAA: Global Combined Land and Ocean Surface Temperature Was Second Warmest for September

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Warmer-than-normal conditions also prevailed across Europe, most of Asia and Australia. The worldwide ocean temperature tied with 2004 as the fifth warmest September on record, 0.90 °F (0.5 °C) The greatest warmth occurred across Canada and the northern and western contiguous United States.

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UN Review of Recent Climate Research Concludes That Impacts Of Climate Change Coming Faster Than Anticipated

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The developing and least-developed economies, 80% of the world’s population, accounted for 73% of the global growth of emissions in 2004. Perennial drought conditions have already been observed in South-eastern Australia and South-western North America. Global emissions were growing by 1.1% per year from 2000-2007.

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

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“ One Agreement, Two Steps ” Expectations for Copenhagen quickly became complicated after Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen boarded an overnight flight to Singapore to address an impromptu breakfast forum on climate change at the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) summit on 15 November.

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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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Post Bali, two approaches to Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) have been articulated: Cuba, India, Tanzania, Indonesia, China and others argue that IPRs needs to be addressed as a barrier within the technology transfer discussion; Australia and the US argue that IPRs is a catalyst, rather than a barrier, to technology transfer. Vonortas, N.