"How China and India Sabotaged the UN Climate Summit" [1]
Audio recordings of a key meeting of leaders at the December 2010 Copenhagen climate summit depict in detail the dynamics of a diplomatic failure.
Source: Der Spiegel [2], 05/06/2010
Audio recordings of a key meeting of leaders at the December 2010 Copenhagen climate summit depict in detail the dynamics of a diplomatic failure.
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/how-china-and-india-sabotaged-un-climate-summit
[2] http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,692861,00.html
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[4] http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jplP9OHGMuc9FI2RGPTGz9lBqXzQD9FGTPNO4
[5] https://www.sej.org/headlines/sea-shepherds-aim-mediterranean-bluefin-tuna-poachers
[6] http://ecopolitology.org/2010/05/04/sea-shepherds-aim-for-mediterranean-bluefin-tuna-poachers/
[7] https://www.sej.org/headlines/panel-environmentally-caused-cancers-are-grossly-underestimated
[8] http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/presidents-cancer-panel
[9] https://www.sej.org/headlines/nashville-flood-victims-poorer-areas-wonder-how-theyll-recover
[10] http://www.newser.com/article/d9fgvo980/with-focus-on-music-scene-nashville-flood-victims-in-poorer-areas-wonder-how-theyll-recover.html
[11] https://www.sej.org/headlines/unable-stanch-oil-bp-will-try-gather-it
[12] http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/06/science/06container.html
[13] https://www.sej.org/publications/watchdog-tipsheet/taxpayer-funded-feedlots-refuse-disclose-polluting-emissions
[14] https://www.sej.org/publications/watchdog-tipsheet/gulf-dispersants-called-trade-secret
[15] https://www.sej.org/publications/watchdog-tipsheet/j-groups-seek-open-msha-inquiry
[16] https://www.sej.org/publications/watchdog-tipsheet/epa-staffers-forced-ignore-science-panel
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