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Copenhagen climate summit
World leaders meet in Copenhagen this week for the United Nations Climate Change Conference. While they may not emerge with a complete global treaty in place, the hope is that agreement can be reached on several key points: how much can – and should - industrialized nations reduce greenhouse gas emissions? What about developing and impoverished nations – what sacrifices can they be expected to make? And who foots the bill? Larry talks with experts about the politics of global warming.
World leaders meet in Copenhagen this week for the United Nations Climate Change Conference. While they may not emerge with a complete global treaty in place, the hope is that agreement can be reached on several key points: how much can – and should - industrialized nations reduce greenhouse gas emissions? What about developing and impoverished nations – what sacrifices can they be expected to make? And who foots the bill? Larry talks with experts about the politics of global warming.
Guests:
Rob Schmitz, reporter for KQED’s California Report in Copenhagen covering the global climate change summit
Kenneth Green, Resident Scholar at American Enterprise Institute
Dan Lashof, Director of the Natural Resources Defense Council’s Climate Center