Editorial | The truth about climate: Copenhagen isn't enough | Comment is free | The Observer

Man-made climate change is real. Copenhagen is clearly not the last major climate summit of its kind, but it must be the last one conducted in an atmosphere of public debate where science is still fighting a rearguard action against nonsense.

It must also be the last summit where binding treaty obligations are deferred. The scientific case for action is irrefutable. So is the economic case. That just leaves the politics, where courage is the deficient commodity. The prenuptial talks have gone on too long already. The time has come to exchange the necessary vows.

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If you think climate change is a lie, your logic will lead you into the arms of Putin and Chávez

Copenhagen summit: How climate change will shape these lives | Environment | The Observer

These five babies, all born in the last month, will face different challenges on different continents as they grow up, but they have one thing in common, writes Robin McKie. Their fate as adults will be dominated by the shifting weather patterns their parents are starting to confront
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They are the citizens of tomorrow and each faces a grim and uncertain future. Born on four different continents within the last month, these five babies will have their futures determined over the next 12 days when world leaders, scientists and campaigners gather in Copenhagen to decide how humanity should tackle global warming.

The Public Editor - Stolen E-Mail, Stoking the Climate Debate - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com

“Our coverage, looked at in toto, has never bought the catastrophe conclusion and always aimed to examine the potential for both overstatement and understatement,” Revkin said.
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So far, I think The Times has handled Climategate appropriately — a story, not a three-alarm story.