CLIMATE CHANGE: Rich Nations Resist Binding Commitments

COPENHAGEN, Dec 7 (IPS/TerraViva) - Betrayal and backsliding by rich countries marks
the beginning of the final negotiations for a global climate
treaty, according to many developing world participants at the
U.N.-sponsored talks here.

The Complexity Myth

I’m looking forward to the rhubarb growing season; it happens when you least expect it, as tiny shoots start to emerge from the soil, embellished in the most delightful crinkles, and bursting with every shade of pink, red and green you could imagine. You can almost smell it stewing in the pan as its red shoots push upwards and outwards.

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