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China defends Wen Jiabao’s role in Copenhagen talks »
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Friday defended the role played by premier Wen Jiabao at climate change talks in Copenhagen this month after a barrage of international criticism blaming China for obstructing negotiations.
Obama says disappointment at Copenhagen justified »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that disappointment over the outcome of the Copenhagen climate change summit was justified, hardening a widespread verdict that the conference had been a failure.
U.S. plane overshoots Jamaica runway, dozens hurt »
KINGSTON (Reuters) – An American Airlines Boeing 737 carrying more than 150 passengers and crew overshot the runway while landing in torrential rain in Jamaica late on Tuesday, cracking open its fuselage and halting just short of the Caribbean sea, authorities and eyewitnesses said.
The old world ended at Copenhagen »
Copenhagen failed to deliver a climate change agreement but it may mark a return to rational thought and with it some profound shifts in markets, politics and our approach to sustainability. 24 Dec 2009 6:42 AM
Victoria questions Canberra’s renewables policies »
Batchelor follows AGL’s concerns about renewable energy certificates. 24 Dec 2009 6:06 AM
Business groups disagree on tax cut focus »
BCA urges company tax reduction, ACCI prefers personal income. 24 Dec 2009 4:57 AM
How the climate change whining has got us nowhere »
As soon as you combine a worthy goal with politicians, disaster strikes. What if we skipped them and started taking climate change action ourselves? Like getting a climate change fighting fund started, suggests John Humphreys .
Essential Report: The Christmas edition »
There’s been a one point gain to the Coalition since the last Essential Report, but Tony Abbott is still to make any mark on the voter estimates for PM. Possum Comitatus crunches the numbers.
Albrechtsen: Our PM has no balls »
The people love him, but as Kevin Rudd done anything of great substance as PM? Instead, he avoids making difficult decisions — from the ETS to the stimulus package — to help ensure his popularity, writes Janet Albrechtsen .
No regrets on the road from Copenhagen »
Copenhagen changes nothing for Australian policymakers — but that won’t stop politicians from using it as a political weapon.