We're in the end game now... it's time for countries to start making choices in a way that builds on the momentum that came into the conference, the text doesn't reflect the real world where countries are putting more details on their plans. Countries need to jump over their shadows and put forward adequate information about their plans, and that's not too much to ask.

Jennifer Morgan

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Time is running out for nature and wildlife around the world by Jennifer Morgan

Time is running out for nature and wildlife around the world

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wildlife running world

In developing countries the situation could be even worse because developing countries do not have to count their emissions under the Kyoto Protocol. Private companies from industrialized nations will seek cheap carbon credits for their country in the developing world.

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kyoto-protocol credit country

Material substitution is a false solution, it will just shift the impact to the world's forests and agricultural lands.

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Nestle is a major contributor to the plastic crisis and environmental problem that we have right now.

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INDCs have been put on the table, but the linkages between funding them and getting implementation going is still in the early stages. This is trying to kick-start that.

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That's how you can track progress in the negotiations -- is where... by Jennifer Morgan

That's how you can track progress in the negotiations -- is where the brackets are.

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I was like, 'What are they talking about!?'. by Jennifer Morgan

I was like, 'What are they talking about!?'.

Jennifer Morgan

In the meeting rooms, India is defending its interests, and propo... by Jennifer Morgan

In the meeting rooms, India is defending its interests, and proposing solutions.

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The most important kernel ... has both parties committing to taki... by Jennifer Morgan

The most important kernel ... has both parties committing to taking stock every five years.

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The window for significant progress on climate is only open every once in a while, and it's open -- it's opening -- right now.

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This is as much about the road through Paris as the road to Paris, solving this problem is a multi-decadal effort. The international agreement is an important piece of that, but it's not the silver bullet.

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Everyone is concerned that (the process) needs to be quicker, there is just an imperative that by Thursday they have a text that ministers can engage on this summer ... that has clear options.

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It depends on how much risk you want to accept. by Jennifer Morgan

It depends on how much risk you want to accept.

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Which choices they make matters, to build confidence in the lead up to Paris, in a way which provides enough information that governments and the public understand what countries are committing to do.

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