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At Rio+20 Summit, little actual disappointment over lack of progress

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As the global economic crisis has consumed more and more time and attention, focus on the global warming crisis has waned. So it wasn’t surprising when President Barack Obama chose not to attend the Rio+20 conference this week in Brazil, and it also was unsurprising when there was little progress reported there.

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Gore, ban on defensive after leaked ‘Danish text’

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The international climate debate heats up

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China, the United States and other world powers are focusing their energy on climate change. But the biggest threat for those who hope to sound the alarm may be something other than melting polar ice caps: something experts call climate ‘stability.’

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What does it take to build a carbon-neutral metropolis?

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Masdar City is a planned city in Abu Dhabi that promises to be the world’s first carbon neutral metropolis. This week, it is home to the second World Future Energy Summit, a conference that promises to be a who’s who of global energy politics.

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