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Those of us that tried to be optimistic about Copenhagen often pointed to the fact that a non-binding treaty was better than no treaty at all, and that the voluntary pledges made by nations to curb their emissions was indeed going to be have an impact.

Rainforest Action Network has used its "Greenwash of the Week" show to mock the efficacy of The Copenhagen Accord, the deal President Obama is said to have brokered at the international climate talks in Denmark last December.

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The Guardian has obtained a confidential document accidentally left on a hotel computer in Europe by a member of the Obama administration.

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There's good news, and there's bad news. The good news is that 110 countries, which are responsible for 80% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions, have signed on with pledges to reduce them. The bad news, of course, is that according to the United Nations, those pledges are simply too weak.

The Reading power plant in Tel Aviv, recently converted to burn natural gas instead of crude oil. (photo by Daniel Cherrin)

In a sign that it intends to take its climate change commitments seriously, Israel has appointed a high-level committee to find ways to reduce its carbon emissions.

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A new piece over at the BBC details Lord Nicholas Stern's views on the positive and negative outcomes of

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2012 is a movie, the end of the Mayan calendar, maybe the end of the Earth. But, thankfully, it's all a myth. Or is it? The 2012 phenomenon gets a new spin from Lawrence M.

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Ban Ki-moon has announced that a comprehensive, independent review of the IPCC is to be carried out, after calls from world governments were made to do so.

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India, the world's last major emitter to formally back the Copenhagen Accord, has done so.

Filipina beauty queen Miriam Quiambao speaks at a Bangkok, Thailand, rally for gender and climate justice.