As a new decade begins, we look back on the first ten years of the 21st century and try to wrap our minds around its events and catch our breath after its rapid pace.
As the final hours waned away and the 6:00 Friday deadline arrived in Copenhagen, it became clear that talks at the climate change summit would need to continue into overtime to try to reach a constructive agreement.
While Al Gore announces startling new predictions for complete Arctic ice cap melting within five to seven years, the world’s summit on climate change appears to be on thin ice, too.
A boycott, led by African representatives and supported by China and India, effectively halted talks Monday, with developing nations refusing to participate until wealthy nations discussed much greater reductions in their GHG emissions.