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The U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change offers a chance for the nations of the world to band together to meet the greatest challenge humanity has ever faced.

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12 Innovations From the '00s That Could Save Us by Sarah van Gelder posted Jan 01, 2010: With climate disruption, war, and a faltering economy, the '00s were tough. Still, seeds were sewn for a more green and egalitarian 2010s. And peoples movements offer the power to make real change happen.
Copenhagen: Just a Cop Out? by Tom Athanasiou posted Dec 22, 2009: Despite its disappointments, Copenhagen marks a turning point—the end of denial. What's next is recognizing that our climate problem is really a justice problem.
Climate Deal: Not Done Yet by Sarah van Gelder posted Dec 20, 2009: Leading climate justice groups are signaling that the extraordinary global climate movement that came together in Copenhangen is just the beginning.
Weak Deal from Copenhagen by Brooke Jarvis posted Dec 18, 2009: Though some are defending the agreement as a first step, climate activists and residents of the Global South say that the precedent set by the agreement is a dangerous one.
Climate Shame, Climate Hope by Jamie Henn posted Dec 18, 2009: Jamie Henn: Though many of the people that I have been talking to here in Copenhagen remain doggedly hopeful, their hope has little to do with our supposed “leaders." It has to do with all of you.
Copenhagen's Big Day by Alison Hamm posted Dec 18, 2009: The arrival of world leaders, including President Obama, is shaking up the U.N. climate negotiations in Copenhagen.
President Obama's Copenhagen Remarks posted Dec 18, 2009: The president's December 18 speech to the United Nations Climate Change Conference.
Crossroads in Copenhagen by Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins posted Dec 17, 2009: Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins discusses the conflicting emotions that Copenhagen causes.
It's Too Late to Compromise on Climate by Mateo Nube posted Dec 17, 2009: Mateo Nube: With survival at stake, the world can still come together over values like sharing and accountability.
Hungry in Copenhagen by Bill McKibben posted Dec 17, 2009: Bill McKibben: A day of fasting isn't the only reason why activists in Copenhagen are hungry today.
Amy Goodman Reports from Copenhagen by Brooke Jarvis posted Dec 16, 2009: Video: Amy Goodman on ecological debt, massive marches, and the latest from "the Bella of the beast," the heart of the U.N. climate negotiations in Copenhagen.
From the Halls of Copenhagen by Dominic Frongillo posted Dec 16, 2009: As negotiations heat up and international leaders begin to arrive at the U.N. climate negotiations in Copenhagen, grassroots pressure is increasing.
Democracy Now! Live Stream from Copenhagen posted Dec 16, 2009: Democracy Now! streams live from the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change in Copenhagen.
Streaming Live From Copenhagen posted Dec 16, 2009: OneClimate.net streams live from the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change in Copenhagen.
Tensions Mount in Copenhagen by Alison Hamm posted Dec 16, 2009: NGO representatives walk out of climate negotiations, police clash with protesters, and all eyes turn to the U.S. and China.
God Begins to Smile posted Dec 15, 2009: Video: Archbishop Desmond Tutu, calling for a legally binding agreement on climate change, says the movement for climate justice in Copenhagen would cheer God up.
350.org Weekend of Action: Global Mobilization on Climate Change: To show their support for a legally binding climate agreement coming out of Copenhagen, climate activists came together December 11-13 to hold candlelight vigils and rallies to show solidarity with the nations who suffer the earliest and most severe impacts of climate change. In Copenhagen, 60,000 people attended a mass demonstration on December 12. Over 1,000 people were arrested.
Update from Copenhagen by Gary Braasch posted Dec 14, 2009: As week two begins, the U.N. climate negotiations focus on global inequality.
A Global Day of Action by Alison Hamm posted Dec 14, 2009: The largest environmental demonstration in history took place in Copenhagen on Saturday.
Tens of Thousands March in Copenhagen by Madeline Ostrander posted Dec 12, 2009: Demonstrators outside the U.N. negotiations demand a climate deal.