With the financial crisis developing into a global recession, many are calling for smaller cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. Time to take a fresh look at the greenhouse gases that threaten our future, and why we have to get rid of them.
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UN Climate Summit: The Calm Before the Storm
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| Calendar December 1 | United Nations Climate Change Conference The Polish city of Poznan will host the United Nations Climate Change Conference until December 12. This will be the last time governments from all over the world come together before deciding on a replacement for the Kyoto Protocol in December 2009. > more |
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