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Standing watch over its harbor is the iconic symbol of Copenhagen – the Little Mermaid. Soon she will greet the international community coming to Copenhagen as her town hosts the COP15 climate summit early next month. She takes her role as host to the world seriously, but there are some that are coming to her home that make her angry. It is the thousands of lobbyist and Big Business representatives planning to come to the climate conference that have no interest in dealing with the problem and instead seek ways to hobble progress in order to pursue short-term profit over long-term sustainability.
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In an ominous sign of the likelihood of a comprehensive climate agreement being reached when world leaders meet next month for the COP15 climate summit in Copenhagen, leaders of about fifty African nations boycotted climate talks in Barcelona, Spain on Tuesday, leading to a one-day suspension of the November 2-6 negotiating session. The African leaders staged the boycott to protest what they see as inadequate commitments from industrialized nations on mid-term greenhouse gas emissions cuts by 2020.
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In preparation for the COP 15 climate talks in Copenhagen this December, the UNFCC has published the Central Negotiating Text for consideration at the next session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention in Bonn this June.
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