Topic: Robert Orr
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Climate change talks in Cancun: What can be accomplished?
The two-week negotiations begin on Monday and carry far lower expectations than did last December's climate change talks in Copenhagen.
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Copenhagen accord: 'essential beginning' to some, shaky foundation to others
Participants approved a Copenhagen accord that sets out emissions-control objectives, sets a target of less than 2 degrees for global warming, and pledges $30 billion in aid to developing countries. The pact is not legally binding.
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U.N.'s Ban Ki Moon emerges as dogged reformer
In his 15 months as UN secretary-general, he has insisted that the UN come to embody two qualities not always associated with it: efficiency and responsiveness.
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