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December 10, 2010

In Cancun, Compromise Is The Key To Climate Change Progress

By Erika Rosenthal  /  International Program

Give and take must occur among developing, developed nations

December 18, 2009

"The Catastrophe Is At Our Door"

By Erika Rosenthal

In the final hours at Copenhagen, depth of crisis is daunting

December 16, 2009

A Long Night At The Copenhagen Climate Conference

By Erika Rosenthal

Two years' effort comes down to two words: "shall" or "should"

December 11, 2009

Apocalypse-Soon: Copenhagen Views The Climate Future

By Erika Rosenthal

Nightmare of drought and drowning is no dream scenario

December 9, 2009

France, South Africa Take The Lead in Copenhagen

By Erika Rosenthal  /  International Program

Both pledge major emission cuts—demonstrating principle of fairness

December 15, 2008

Yes, We Can.

By Erika Rosenthal  /  International Program

A miracle, just take a look around: this inescapable earth. – Wislawa Szymborska, Polish poet and Nobel Laureate Yes, we can. As Martin wrote earlier in the week, the negotiations that just concluded in Poznan fell short of expectations. But take heart – the talks did deliver on the fundamental objective of providing a negotiation …

December 13, 2008

Avoiding Catastrophic Arctic Tipping Points

By Erika Rosenthal

The world is now meeting in Poland to tackle global warming – and Earthjustice is there. Read our daily dispatches. The Federated States of Micronesia, one of the leading voices of the Alliance of Small Island States – countries whose very existence are threatened by global warming-induced sea level rise – has called on the …

December 8, 2008

A New Leaf: Tackling Deforestation and Climate Change Together

By Erika Rosenthal

The world is now meeting in Poland to tackle global warming – and Earthjustice is there. Read our daily dispatches. Saturday was Forest Day at the climate negotiations in Poznan. Many people think of forests in terms of the CO2 that they absorb, or "sequester"– the rainforests of the Amazon, Congo and Indonesia are known …

December 5, 2008

Stakes are High at Climate Summit

By Erika Rosenthal

The world is now meeting in Poland to tackle global warming – and Earthjustice is there. Read our daily dispatches. More than 10,000 people have gathered in Pozna?, Poland this week for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, to advance negotiations that aim to set the world on a path toward a lower carbon future …