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December 16, 2009

U.S. joins $3.5 bln scheme to fight deforestation

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The United States has pledged $1 billion as part of a $3.5 billion scheme as initial financing toward slowing deforestation, a major contributor to climate change, a U.S. government statement said on Wednesday.

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December 17, 2009

Climate summit closed to civil society, but remains open to big business

Maya Lin to Debut 'Unchopping a Tree' at Support REDD+ Gala at COP15

COPENHAGEN, Dec.

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December 3, 2009

As emissions increase, carbon 'sinks' get clogged

World's oceans, forests becoming less able to absorb CO2

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December 15, 2009

The US discovers forest markets...

Defining how a forest can generate carbon credits could be the one landmark agreement coming out of the UN climate talks in Copenhagen.

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December 15, 2009

Forests and indigenous peoples 'left vulnerable in final text'

COPENHAGEN 2009: THE FINAL draft of a deal on curbing carbon emissions from deforestation has been stripped of any real protection for natural forests or indigenous peoples who have looked after them for cen

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December 13, 2009

The 10 Most Common Paper-Purchasing Mistakes

I wrote recently that I was on the verge of publishing “the best article I have ever seen on paper purchasing” when Google’s robots disabled this blog. Here it is, from guest columnist Bill Lufkin, one of the country's top experts on paper buying.

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December 10, 2009

Is NYT understanding LULUCF?

At this week's global climate talks, some rich nations are prepared to urge more lenient accounting practices to hide a portion of their fossil fuel carbon emissions using their trees, environmentalists say.

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December 11, 2009

How much money is needed to stop deforestation?

A global policy to preserve forests and limit carbon dioxide emissions will likely be folded into a draft text this week at the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen.

Who where the top REDD negotiators at Copenhagen?

Destruction of forests — burning or cutting trees to clear land for plantations or cattle ranches — is thought to account for about 20 percent of global emissions. That's as much carbon dioxide as all the world's cars, trucks, trains, planes and ships combined.

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