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The Cancún Compromise

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The agreements reached at the Cancún climate summit oblige all nations to reduce future emissions. The challenge now is to generate the political pressure on national leaders to accept realistic targets.

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Mark Hertsgaard
Mark Hertsgaard (markhertsgaard.com), a fellow of New America Foundation, is The Nation's environment correspondent. He...

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