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Warsaw — Day 12: All Nations Accept CO2 Targets

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Nov 24, 2013 As the U.N. climate talks in Warsaw tottered through their unplanned final day the exhausted delegates found room for enough compromises to keep the process moving ahead -- slowly. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Warsaw — Day 12: Too Little Too Late to Save the Planet

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Nov 22, 2013 Two weeks of sometimes rancorous and seldom conclusive negotiations are drawing toward a close at the U.N. climate talks in Warsaw, with little to show for all the effort. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Environmentalists Walk Out of U.N. Climate Talks

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 22, 2013 In a repeat of a scene played out at climate negotiations in years past, numerous organizations and hundreds of environmental activists walked out of the U.N. climate talks in Warsaw, Poland, on Thursday over the lack of progress toward a binding agreement to avert catastrophic climate change. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Warsaw — Day 8: China Is ‘Unsure Progress Is Possible’

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Nov 18, 2013 Concern over financial promises made by developed countries has prompted the leader of China's negotiators at the Warsaw climate talks to question whether progress there is possible. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Warsaw — Day 7: World ‘Neglects Climate Impact on Food’

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Nov 17, 2013 Food security is a neglected area of efforts to tackle climate change, say scientists who think politicians are failing to take the problem seriously. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Warsaw — Day 6: Prepare Now for 4°C Rise

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Nov 16, 2013 Delegates to the climate conference in Poland have been told that the United Nations believes global average temperatures will rise by double the agreed safety limit. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Warsaw — Day 1: Climate Talks Open With Tears

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Nov 11, 2013 The UN Climate Change Convention has begun its annual conference in the Polish capital, where the opening ceremony was overshadowed by the awful reality of the suffering in the Philippines. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )