Mexico gets kudos for climate summit success

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Mexico played host to the latest round of international climate negotiations earlier this month. And the country’s foreign minister is widely credited with getting the process back on track and moving ahead. Among those praising Mexico’s leadership is Durwood Zaelke. He’s president of the Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development in Washington. Anchor Marco Werman speaks to him about Mexico’s role in the negotiations. Download MP3

Copenhagen aftermath

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The outcome of the Copenhagen climate summit has disappointed many and now the blame game is in full swing. UK Prime Minister Brown says the climate summit was held to ransom by a small number of countries. Marco Werman talks with The World’s environment editor Peter Thomson. Download MP3

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China and Indonesia have hailed the Copenhagen UN climate summit outcome, despite its cool reception from aid agencies and campaigners. President Obama defended the accord he helped broker with China and other main powers. The non-binding pact, called the Copenhagen Accord, was not adopted by consensus at the UN climate summit in Denmark.

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“Meaningful agreement” in Copenhagen

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President Barack Obama said on Friday that a “meaningful and unprecedented breakthrough” had been reached among the US, China, and three other countries on a global effort to curb climate change but said much work was still be needed to reach a legally binding treaty. The President had earlier called on world leaders to come together to strike a deal on the final day of the UN climate summit in Copenhagen. The World’s environment editor Peter Thomson is in Copenhagen. Download MP3

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Climate deal might have to wait

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has told the Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen that the US was prepared to work toward mobilizing $100 billion a year for developing countries to help them deal with climate change. The announcement comes as doubts grow over whether the summit will achieve its declared goals of agreeing cuts in emissions, and deciding on how much rich countries should pay to assist developing countries. The World’s environment editor Peter Thomson is in Copenhagen. Download MP3 (Photo: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

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Copenhagen police battle climate talks protesters

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Police have forced back hundreds of protesters who tried to break through a perimeter fence at the UN climate summit in Copenhagen. Activists have been angered by lack of progress on a new climate deal and also by restrictions on access to the talks. Inside the conference, today’s “high-level” session was delayed when several developing countries protested about procedural issues. The World’s environment editor Peter Thomson reports from the Copenhagen summit. Download MP3 (Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

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Climate change in Peru

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Deep divisions between rich and poor nations are threatening to derail the negotiations at the climate summit in Copenhagen. The consequences of failure would have a global impact, from the world’s mountains to its jungles. Peru is a country that has both. John Beaupre tells us that the South American nation is feeling the effects of climate change from top to bottom. Download MP3

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Climate activists get creative

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Activists are already staging creative demonstrations at the climate change summit in Copenhagen. The World’s Marina Giovannelli looks at how different protest groups are vying for a spot on the international stage, and whether or not their efforts will sway the outcome of the negotiations. Download MP3 Photo: ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP/Getty Images

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China and US jockey on climate

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China is going above and beyond in preparation for next week’s climage change summit in Copenhagen. Officials have come up with a plan for reducing greenhouse gases. But they’re also outlining ways to clean up its air, land, water, and in the process, its image. Anchor Marco Werman finds out more from Orville Schell of the Asia Society Center on U.S.-China Relations.

President Obama will go to Copenhagen

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President Obama is to pledge a cut in greenhouse gas emissions in the US in several stages, beginning with a 17% cut by 2020, the White House says. The offer will be made at the UN climate talks in Copenhagen, which Mr Obama will attend. Anchor Marco Werman talks with our environment editor Peter Thomson about the President’s mission in Copenhagen. Download MP3

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Copenhagen Climate Summit: Deal or No Deal?

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Negotiators from around the world are meeting in Barcelona in the last round of climate treaty talks before a global summit next month in Copenhagen. The Copenhagen meeting was supposed to produce a new treaty to address the rising threats from global climate change. But as the World’s Marina Giovannelli reports, prospects for an agreement this year are growing dim. Download MP3

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