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NPR Topics: Environment

Answering Listeners' Questions On Climate Summit
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:00:00 -0500
Negotiators at the Copenhagen climate summit are facing an uphill task in their attempt to come up with a political agreement on global warming. Listeners ask how a developing nation is defined, about efforts by some countries to become carbon-free, the difference between global warming and climate change, and what to expect from the summit.
The Green Rush Is On In China
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:03:00 -0500
China has emerged as the world's top producer of solar panels, and Western companies are eager to cash in on the country's urgent drive for renewable energy resources. It has the Obama administration worried.
In Copenhagen, Trees May Carry The Day
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:22:00 -0500
Climate negotiators in Copenhagen may snatch a small victory from the jaws of defeat Wednesday as they put the final touches on a deal that would pay countries to save carbon-absorbing forests.

 

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