The Outcome of the Warsaw Climate Talks

The U.N. climate talks in Warsaw, Poland, ended with a foundation for a global climate agreement by 2015.

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After two weeks of negotiations, replete with dramatic high-level huddles and multiple all-night sessions, the U.N. climate talks ended with a modest set of decisions to keep countries on the path toward an international climate agreement by 2015.

Delegates from nearly 200 countries convened in Warsaw, Poland, for the annual Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or UNFCCC, to craft an effective global strategy to reduce global warming pollution and adapt to the impacts of climate change.

More than 24 hours after the negotiations were scheduled to end, countries reached agreement on the following issues, which collectively signal the continued global commitment to addressing climate change.

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Warsaw Climate Talks End with Foundation for a Global Agreement by Rebecca Lefton, Gwynne Taraska, and Jenny Cooper, with Ben Bovarnick

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