Climate Talks: "Closing the Gigaton Gap"

"If countries follow through on the pledges they made in Copenhagen last year, the world could achieve 60 percent of the emissions cuts that scientists say are needed to avert the worst impacts of climate change. At last year's climate negotiations in Copenhagen, world leaders pledged to keep global warming to less than 2 degrees Celsius (or 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit). A new report from the United Nations Environment Program and the World Resources Institute released Tuesday indicates that while the pledges don't go far enough, following through on them would at least put the world on the right path."

Kate Sheppard reports for Mother Jones November 24, 2010.

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"Rich Nations Fail to Keep Copenhagen Climate Funding Promise" (ENS)

"Copenhagen one Year After: Did Global Warming Talks Accomplish Anything?" (Christian Science Monitor)