U.N. Chief: Copenhagen Deal Is "Just The Beginning"

Delegates have "agreed to recognize" a compromise deal that U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says "is just the beginning" of a process to craft a binding pact to reduce emissions. The agreement includes both $30 billion in pledges for developing nations and a method for verifying greenhouse gas reductions. It has its critics, including Oxfam's Jeremy Hobbs, who calls it a "triumph of spin over substance." Public involvement in our energy choices is essential for real change; stay on top of the issues with the Who Turned Out The Lights energy site and our Citizen's Survival Kit.










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