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Copenhagen post-mortem and analysis roundup

Monday, December 21st, 2009

Food for thought—today’s latest on what happened at Copenhagen, what it might mean, and where we go from here:

1. SLATE:  The Party’s Over Why Copenhagen was the climate conference to end all climate conferences.

2. NY TIMES:

• Copenhagen, and Beyond
• Off to the Races

3. TREEHUGGER:

• The Copenhagen Accord: A Beginning
• What’s Missing in the Copenhagen Accord?
• Why is Everyone so Pissed at Obama?

4. GRIST:

• Copenhagen: a look back at the most striking narratives
• All over the map: Rounding up editorial reax to Copenhagen
• Letter to Bill McKibben: don’t blame Obama for Copenhagen
• A preliminary assessment of the Copenhagen Accord
• What’s missing in the Copenhagen accord?

5. WSJ: Climate Chaos: Is There a Silver Lining to the Copenhagen Fiasco?

6. PIELKE, JR: Post-Copenhagen: More questions than answers

7. BREAKTHROUGH INSTITUTE: BBC World Service: Who is to Blame at Copenhagen?

8. MONBIOT (GUARDIAN): If you want to know who’s to blame for Copenhagen, look to the US Senate

9. NISBET: Schwarzenegger Says It’s Time to Regionalize the Climate Change Debate

10. MCKIBBEN:

• Copenhagen: Things Fall Apart
• An unwelcome lesson in power politics

11. ROMM (CLIMATE PROGRESS)

• post 1
• post 2

12. MOTHER JONES: Obama’s Copenhagen Deal

13. THE VINE (NEW REPUBLIC):

• Was Copenhagen A Disaster Or Decent First Step?
• Did Obama Really Sidestep The U.N. At Copenhagen?

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