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Paris climate talks slow to a crawl as obstructionists threaten the deal

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageFears are growing that the Paris climate negotiators are making a hash of it.EPA/Ian Langsdon

Hopes are high that a strong climate treaty can be hammered out here in Paris, amid a groundswell of climate action around the world.

But there is little sign of this urgency inside the negotiating halls themselves, and the talks have fallen into many of...

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Naomi Klein's 'Leap Manifesto': we can't rely on big business for a climate fix

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imageNaomi Klein at the Canadian launch of her Leap Manifesto in September.Reuters/Mark Blinch

Discussions at the Paris climate talks take place within incredibly narrow parameters. In fact, it would not be too great an exaggeration to say that the summit’s main purpose is to send the private sector a message about which way it should steer its...

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