Elliot Diringer

Activists wearing masks depicting Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott, Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Russia's President Vladimir Putin, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, China's President Xi Jinping and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi d

194 countries make a historic climate deal, but it may not be worth much

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The global climate talks in Lima, Peru, were a disappointment for activists. But, for the first time, almost 200 countries, rich and poor, agreed in principle to cut their emissions. And there could be reason for optimism about next year’s even-bigger talks in Paris.

US Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) adjusts a sign at the start of a news conference led by Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) to draw attention to climate change in January 2014.

Republican control of Congress may be a setback for big climate change legislation, but the issue isn’t dead

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Climate and the Economic Summit