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Obama Switches Schedule, Will Attend Final Copenhagen Negotiations

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Obama, who was one of the last heads of state from a major emitter country to confirm attendance in Copenhagen, had originally planned to attend an early session, leaving final negotiations to Cabinet officials as well as negotiators from the State Department.

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GM first automaker to sign Ceres’ Climate Declaration

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General Motors is the first automaker among 40 major US companies to sign a “ Climate Declaration ,” collectively asserting that responding to climate change is good business. GM’s participation was announced today at the Ceres Conference in San Francisco.

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EPA Issues Proposed Endangerment Finding for Greenhouse Gases; Proposed Cause or Contribute Finding Identifies Motor Vehicles as Contributing Source

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The proposed cause or contribute finding concludes that that the combined emissions of CO 2 , CH 4 , N 2 O, and HFCs from new motor vehicles and motor vehicle engines contribute to the atmospheric concentrations of these key greenhouse gases and hence to the threat of climate change.

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Climate Talks End In Copenhagen Accord; Countries Settle On Non- Binding 2 ºC Warming Limit

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Finance structures would be created and funded by developed countries, encouraging developing countries and emerging economies to minimize future emissions and adapt to future effects of climate change. by Jack Rosebro. The relative valuation of potential emissions offsets (e.g.

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

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The 15 th Congress, also known as the 15 th Conference of Parties, or COP 15, was initially intended to be a largely procedural summit, with many major negotiating points settled and most environmental ministers prepared to sign a binding emissions treaty that contained specific emissions targets as well as commitments to financing structures.

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Water Vapor In Mid-Troposphere May Double Warming Effect

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& M University at last week’s American Geophysical Union conference in. is a key amplifier of the effects of climate change, efforts to. been approved by the House of Representatives, and is expected to be signed by President Obama. The findings were presented by climatologist Andrew Dessler of Texas A. San Francisco.

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Greenius Says The Congresswoman Gets It. Harman Calls Lack of Bold or Binding Agreement to Cap GHG Emissions in Copenhagen, “Stunning.”

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So you know how much I love seeing Congresswoman Harman call these very issues out in the powerful statement she released today with her reaction to the just concluded Copenhagen climate talks. Nowhere is this truer than in California, which has long been at the vanguard in the nation on progressive climate policy.