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Obama says disappointment at Copenhagen justified

President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that disappointment over the outcome of the Copenhagen climate change summit was justified, hardening a widespread verdict that the conference had been a failure.

 

Obama heads to Copenhagen as climate talks falter

Obama heads to Copenhagen as climate talks falter

An "empty" U.N. climate deal would be worse than no deal at all, the White House said on Thursday as President Barack Obama prepared to fly to Copenhagen to help secure a global warming agreement.

 

Police Beat Back Massed Climate Protesters

Police Beat Back Massed Climate Protesters

Police officers fired tear gas and wielded batons on Wednesday to beat back hundreds of demonstrators at the climate summit meeting.

 

Copenhagen summit: 600 arrested at climate change protest

Copenhagen summit: 600 arrested at climate change protest

More than 600 people have been arrested at a demonstration against climate change in Copenhagen today. What started as a peaceful demonstration calling for action on climate change, descended into rioting as hundreds of masked youths threw bricks ...

 

EU nations commit $3.6 billion to climate fund

EU leaders agreed Friday to commit euro2.4 billion ($3.6 billion) a year until 2012 to help poorer countries combat global warming, as they sought to rescue their image as climate change innovators and bolster the talks in Copenhagen....

 

Climate drama climax looks elusive in Copenhagen

Climate drama climax looks elusive in Copenhagen

For 20 years, as this crowded planet grew warmer, nations have gathered annually to try to do something about it. History now brings them to this chilly northern capital, and to a crossroads....

 

Obama to attend climate-change summit

President Obama will go to Copenhagen, Denmark, next month for the climate-change summit, a senior administration official said Wednesday.

 

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