"SAN FRANCISCO – Nearly 36,000 people gathered last week in two groups on opposite ends of the Earth to discuss the same thing: Our planet and our future. But their responses are starkly divergent. One group -- scientists at the American Geophysical Union meeting drilling ever deeper into the evidence -- said, in broad terms, 'Change is worse than we thought.' The other group -- delegates at the United Nations climate talks -- countered, 'Mañana.'"

Douglas Fischer reports for The Daily Climate December 15, 2011.
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Video/Transcript: "After Durban, What Comes Next for Climate Policy?" (PBS News Hour)
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"Durban Talks Both Good and Bad For REDD+, Says Expert" (Center for International Forestry Research) [4]

"What Really Happened in Durban–And Will It Be Enough to Combat Climate Change?" (Scientific American) [5]

"Time for a New Geopolitical Climate Bloc: Part 2" (Aljazeera)
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"Little Headway in Durban on Deforestation: Experts" (AFP) [7]

"U.N. Climate Talks’ Real-World Outcome Will Be Determined in Asia" (Washington Post) [8]

"What U.N. Climate Talks Agreed in Durban" (Reuters)
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Opinion: "Reason To Smile About the Durban Climate Conference" (Washington Post/Eugene Robinson) [10]

"Some Benefits Seen for Us in Climate Talk Results" (McClatchy)
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"Amid Durban Climate Talks Disappointment, China Provides Unexpected Hope" (Christian Science Monitor) [12]

"Analysis: Canada's Kyoto Withdrawal Began When Bush Bolted" (Reuters)
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"UN Climate Talks End With a Deal for Change" (BBC)
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Editorial: "Climate Change: Ambition Gap" (Guardian)
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"Durban climate conference agrees deal to do a deal – now comes the hard part" (Guardian) [16]