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

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The last official UNFCCC meeting prior to the 15 th Congress ended 6 November in Barcelona, and environment ministers have been shuttling in and out of Copenhagen since then to conduct ad hoc negotiations prior to the summit. “ We are not aiming to let anyone off the hook. The best we can hope for is that we are not a drag on the pack.

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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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During the 4 th COP, developed nations began to emphasize the issue of the lack of enabling environments as a barrier to technology transfer. Other transaction costs include the search of partners, the drafting of contracts, legal assistance, etc. The SABMF(s) could be manufactured in Lafayette, Louisiana for export. Scenario No.