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The best chance to avoid the most catastrophic effects of climate change might be this December, when the world’s governments meet in Copenhagen at the United Nations climate change conference.
With scientists warning that we need to cut emissions sharply as soon as possible — or else we’ll be gambling with our fate and the fate of the planet — the meetings in Copenhagen have taken on unprecedented importance.
The Nature Conservancy is urging countries to agree to a comprehensive global agreement on climate change. We are actively participating in the UN negotiations leading up to Copenhagen to ensure the agreement includes:
- Meaningful reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from all emitters and sources.
- Financial incentives to developing countries for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation.
- Recognition and financing for natural areas and vulnerable communities to adapt to the inevitable consequences of a changing climate.
The Conservancy is committed to helping the world adopt a meaningful and effective global climate change accord. Our mission — to protect nature and preserve life — demands nothing less.
International Climate Change Negotiations
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Nature picture credits (top to bottom, left to right): Photo © Sam Kreuzer/Creative Commons (Copenhagen); Photo © Mark Godfrey/TNC (Lesan River Orangutan Survery Site in East Kalimantan, Indonesia,); Photo © Isriya Paireepairit/Creative Commons (united nations seal); Photo © sketchglass.net/Creative Commons (Copenhagen map); Photo © CJ Hudlow (California tree); Photo © Harvey Payne (Arizona Storm); Photo © Mark Godfrey/TNC (forest); Photo © European Community (European Union flag); Photo © maggda/Creative Commons (Poznan Opera house) Photo © Sergio Pucci/TNC (three-toed sloth).
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