| Table of Contents: | | | | GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS : International, United Nations, Australia, China, EU, India, Indonesia, Japan, United States | | | | TOPICS : international relations, politics, social, environment, legislation, pollution, summit, talks, aid, energy | | | | SIGNIFICANCE : The Copenhagen conference on climate change takes place from December 7-18, with negotiations across all climate policy dimensions. Domestic political debates within countries will become increasingly salient as advocates and other stakeholders seek to exert leverage on positions. Agreement is likely on key provisions, but not emissions commitments among major emitters -- unless the United States is able to pass domestic legislatio |
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