Wong backs Obama's climate forum | smh.com.au

But Mr Obama has made it clear he wants the United States to again play a constructive role in combating global warming as scientific research continues to reveal climate change is happening faster than first thought.

Recent talks by international scientists revealed a deep streak of pessimism within the research community that politicians seemed unwilling to act quickly enough to avert dangerous levels of climate change.

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It looks like that "Earth Hour" did the trick last night. Global warming seems to have completely reversed in Chicago.

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The Worldwide Fund for Nature, which organized the event, said hundreds of millions of people took part.

"Last night's message from the masses was loud and clear: Delay no more, real action now!" said Kim Carstensen, head of WWF's Global Climate Initiative.