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“It’s time for the U.S. to stop seeing itself as a donor and recognizing itself as a polluter, a polluter who must pay compensation and pay their ecological debt. This is not about charity. This is about justice.” —Vandana Shiva, at the Climate Summit in Copenhagen

The upcoming week could very well be the most important week our species has faced. Homo sapiens sapiens has an unprecedented opportunity to demonstrate its wisdom by addressing climate change in Copenhagen. World leaders can either act in the best long-term interests of the planet and its people, or continue cowing to the financial interests [...]

Dear EarthTalk: What do organizers hope to accomplish at the upcoming (December 7-18, 2009) United Nations Climate Change Conference being held in Copenhagen? — F. Rojas, Oakland, CA The upcoming COP15 meeting in Denmark—so named because it is the 15th such international gathering of the Conference of the Parties (COP) under the United Nations Framework [...]