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The current climate talks in Cancun will discuss how developing countries can be compensated for protecting their tropical forests.
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Cancun climate talks
Nearly 200 nations are represented at the United Nations-sponsored climate talks in Cancun, Mexico.
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A view of the climate talks from the Solomon Islands
The Solomon Islands' permanent representative to the UN Collin Beck talks from Cancun, Mexico.
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Explore changes in carbon emissions from nations important to the climate debate.
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Emissions still rising
Explore the top 10 countries, in millions of tons of fossil fuel emissions.
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Cancun Conference Coverage
- Mexico seeks leading role in climate policy (Nov 28)
- Environmental justice issues take center stage (Nov 21)
- U.S. plays conflicted role in global climate debate (Nov 1)
- U.N. report stresses the value of nature to world's economies (Oct 20)
- Tianjin climate talks sputter ahead of UN conference (Oct 11)
- Signs of climate change fail to improve political environment for cap-and-trade (Sep 23)
- EPA left to pick up climate change where Congress dropped the debate (Aug 4)
- Lack of votes for Senate Democrats' energy bill may mean the end (July 23)
- The White House's lame-duck climate strategy (June 16)
- BP's investigation finds unheeded 'warning signs' (May 26)
- BP caps one of three oil leaks in gulf (May 5)
- First offshore wind farm in U.S. is approved (April 29)
- Graham withdraws support for climate legislation (April 25)
- Scientists and governments find it difficult to predict volcano behavior (April 21)
- Academic experts clear scientists in 'climate-gate' (April 15)
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Resources, Data & Blogs
- Watch the webcast of United Nations Climate Change Conference Cancun - COP 16 & CMP 6 Live video
- Download the Cancun climate talks iPhone and iPad apps Apps
- Read the Copenhagen Accord Pdf
- Blog: Real Climate
- Blog: Climate Audit
- Blog: Skeptical Science
- Blog: Rural Climate Exchange
- NOAA Climate Services
- Huffington Post Green
- Grist: "A Beacon in the Smog"
- Cop15: United Nations Climate Change Conference
- Blog: Capital Weather Gang's Andrew Freedman
- Interactive Map: 50 States: Population Energy and Climate Change | (Introduction)
- Interactive Maps: Forest Carbon Index
- Center for American Progress: Development Funding Done Right
- Carbon Capture Storage Project from Carnegie Mellon University
- EcoTrends Project
- World Resources Institute: EarthTrends
- Voluntary Reporting Carbon Management Tool
- EPA's Carbon Calculator
- Pew: Climate Change 101
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