The United Nations Climate Change Conference opens in Copenhagen on the 7th of December. This week's issue of Nature has a special feature covering the challenges that face negotiators trying to reach an agreement. You'll need a personal or institutional subscription to read most (maybe all) of the material at the site. Here's a summary of what you'll find when you visit.
With the UN Climate Change Conference just six weeks away, Nature assesses how much - or little - progress is being made on tackling climate change. The latest round of negotiations shows that the gulf between rich and poor nations is as great as ever, and hopes of a strong agreement are rapidly fading. Raúl Estrada-Oyuela, a diplomat who guided the Kyoto negotiations, argues that success in Copenhagen will depend on the skills of the lead negotiator. Meanwhile, Rajendra Pachauri, chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, comments on the Indian negotiation stance, while Jiahua Pan, of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, examines the Chinese perspective on reducing global emissions. Finally, a pair of news features take us around the world to look at efforts to adapt to climate change in Bhutan, and a project in Peru to monitor forest carbon.On 19 October Andy Revkin had a hopeful report in the New York Times. Yesterday's report from John Broder didn't sound as good. Andy has a short report on DotEarth collecting reactions to the stories.
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