The UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen last December was widely portrayed as a failure. But just how bad was the result? And is there cause for optimism? CNN spoke to climate change expert Mark Lynas who was in the room with world leaders as key decisions were debated.
Even if world leaders haven't finished the job with the global accord produced at the Copenhagen climate talks, the summit was not a total bust. That's because negotiators there outlined a landmark deal aimed at making money grow on trees.
When the United States, China, Brazil, India and South Africa struck an agreement in the United Nations' climate change summit in Copenhagen, many other countries were unhappy with the outcome.
Two weeks ago, representatives from nearly 200 countries flew to Copenhagen to hammer out an agreement to limit the emissions that cause global warming.
The U.N. secretary-general called upon the international community Monday to stand together by signing the Copenhagen Accord to fight climate change, after big power recriminations erupted soon after the Denmark conference wrapped up.
On December 10, a group of 40 British climate protesters traveled to Copenhagen to voice their concerns about "catastrophic climate change."
President Obama spoke in Copenhagen on Friday to push for an agreement with world leaders on climate change.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday warned participants in the climate change conference in Copenhagen that they are "running out of time" to reach an agreement on what to do about global warming.
President Obama will travel to Copenhagen, Denmark, Thursday evening to attend the U.N. Climate Conference as planned, despite growing uncertainty on whether the talks will lead to an agreement, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said.
With Copenhagen climate talks looking stalled and the Senate mired in complicated eco-wrangling, is there a simpler way to get the U.S. to reduce the carbon emissions that most scientists blame for global warming?
The UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen last December was widely portrayed as a failure. But just how bad was the result? And is there cause for optimism? CNN spoke to climate change expert Mark Lynas who was in the room with world leaders as key decisions were debated.
Even if world leaders haven't finished the job with the global accord produced at the Copenhagen climate talks, the summit was not a total bust. That's because negotiators there outlined a landmark deal aimed at making money grow on trees.
When the United States, China, Brazil, India and South Africa struck an agreement in the United Nations' climate change summit in Copenhagen, many other countries were unhappy with the outcome.
Two weeks ago, representatives from nearly 200 countries flew to Copenhagen to hammer out an agreement to limit the emissions that cause global warming.
The U.N. secretary-general called upon the international community Monday to stand together by signing the Copenhagen Accord to fight climate change, after big power recriminations erupted soon after the Denmark conference wrapped up.
On December 10, a group of 40 British climate protesters traveled to Copenhagen to voice their concerns about "catastrophic climate change."
President Obama spoke in Copenhagen on Friday to push for an agreement with world leaders on climate change.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday warned participants in the climate change conference in Copenhagen that they are "running out of time" to reach an agreement on what to do about global warming.
President Obama will travel to Copenhagen, Denmark, Thursday evening to attend the U.N. Climate Conference as planned, despite growing uncertainty on whether the talks will lead to an agreement, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said.
With Copenhagen climate talks looking stalled and the Senate mired in complicated eco-wrangling, is there a simpler way to get the U.S. to reduce the carbon emissions that most scientists blame for global warming?
Danish police made around 250 arrests in Copenhagen Wednesday morning as an organized demonstration against the U.N. climate talks converged on the Bella Center ahead of crucial negotiations at the COP15 summit.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday urged both industrialized and developing countries to do more during this week's Copenhagen summit toward reaching an agreement on limiting carbon emissions.
Thousands of protesters took to the streets and hundreds were detained Saturday in Copenhagen as they demanded a climate-change agreement that would curb greenhouse gas emissions and aid developing countries harmed by pollution.
There's been a lot of gloom surrounding the climate talks in Copenhagen, Denmark, and let's face it, some of it is well-founded. Trying to get 192 countries to agree on a new treaty would be tough even in the best of economic times, and these aren't the best of economic times.
The word "green" has become a vague and overused marketing term for something that's supposed to be good for the environment.
The rift over a leaked draft climate agreement widened Wednesday with an astonishing attack on the West by one of the poor nations' leading climate negotiators.
A leaked document known as the "Danish text" has driven an even deeper wedge between rich and poor countries embroiled in U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen.
In the run up to what some individuals and media outlets are labeling "the meeting of Humanity's future" all eyes will be on the 12,000-15,000 official U.N. accredited participants as well as the army of activists, media, business representatives and even skeptics.
The largest-ever gathering of climate protesters will assemble in Copenhagen this week for the long-awaited COP15 summit, raising the prospect of clashes with authorities as they attempt to highlight their concerns to world leaders.
As world leaders gathered in Copenhagen Monday for the start of the United Nations climate conference, leaked e-mails from an internationally-renowned climate research unit threaten to overshadow the talks.
The United States and China have not offered to go far enough to combat climate change, a top European Union official said as a major international summit on the subject opened Monday.
If the location is anything to go by, then the omens are promising. Denmark's capital city, Copenhagen -- host to the U.N. climate summit which starts today -- is already one of the greenest cities in Europe.
It's a massive jamboree, with tempers on both sides of the issue running hot and no final deal in sight.
The UN climate summit in Copenhagen in December aims to set new greenhouse gas emissions agreements between countries. It will be attended by all signatories of UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Click through the Explainer, above, to learn more about the summit.
The drumbeat rousing world leaders to action on climate change is fading out as delegates get down to the business of negotiating a global deal at climate talks in Copenhagen.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will attend a major U.N. climate-change summit next month in Denmark, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Thursday.
President Obama will go to Copenhagen, Denmark, next month for a climate change summit, the White House said Wednesday.
The United Nations' top climate official has urged countries to come to a clear and unified agreement at next month's climate conference in Copenhagen.
A possible rise in sea levels by 0.5 meters by 2050 could put at risk more than $28 trillion worth of assets in the world's largest coastal cities, according to a report compiled for the insurance industry.
Today we face a perfect storm. As the crises related to the climate, economy, food and poverty collide and combine they threaten to overwhelm us.
President Obama and leaders from the rest of the world's top economic powers acknowledged Sunday that there's no hope of a major breakthrough over climate change by year's end.
A new international treaty to combat climate change will not be ready when 40 world leaders meet next month in Copenhagen but may be finished next year, a top United Nations official said Friday in Barcelona.
In order to stop dangerous climate change we may be forced to construct giant solar shades and cover great swathes of land with artificial trees that suck up carbon dioxide.
It's been 105 years since golf was last an Olympic sport, but thanks largely to Ty Votaw, golfers will tee off in Rio come 2016.
What are the first thoughts that pop into your mind when you hear the word Olympics? Probably something synonymous with excellence, greatness, excitement, achievement.
President Obama's decision to head to Copenhagen, Denmark, later this week to make a push to bring the 2016 Olympic Games to Chicago is not without political controversy.
On Tuesday, more than 100 world leaders gathered at the United Nations for a climate summit. They were called together by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to build momentum for the U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen, Denmark, this December.
You're probably not thinking about what you would like for Christmas yet. But ask any environmentalist for their ideal gift and you'll get a version of this answer: a binding agreement at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen this December that is strong enough to match the science.
An unusual exhibition is confusing and amusing tourists and locals in central Copenhagen this month.
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton on Tuesday urged urban leaders and policymakers they need to take the lead now in fighting climate change.
The Danish capital is a year-round destination. Here are some of the city's best annual events.
Make the most of "the world's most livable city" with these insider tips.
A bomb threat at Copenhagen's airport Saturday prompted a temporary evacuation of Denmark's crown prince and his wife from their commercial flight, police said.
The world is facing an increasing risk of "irreversible" climate shifts because worst-case scenarios warned of two years ago are being realized, an international panel of scientists has warned.
A recent study on global wellbeing showed the Danes to be the happiest people on the planet and with about a fifth of them living in their capital it stands to reason that Copenhagen must be a little bit special.
Tim, 33, is a Canadian who moved to Copenhagen in 2000 to study at Copenhagen Business School. He has been working full-time in Copenhagen since 2004, currently as a journalist for a bank.
For a city of its size, Copenhagen has a remarkable range of shops that ooze class and individuality.
At last count, Copenhagen's restaurants boasted 12 Michelin stars between them, more than anywhere else in Scandinavia.
Like the Danes themselves, Copenhagen's nightlife is generally relaxed, although not without its surprises.
Copenhagen is compact and relatively traffic-free, making it a pleasure to explore on foot. Start your visit Start in Indre By, the bustling and historic heart of the city.
Denmark has long been at the forefront of modern design and to see Danish design at its most iconic, check in at the Radisson SAS Royal (Hammerichsgade 1, doubles from 2,299 DKK a night).
You haven't experienced Christmas lights until you've seen nearly four miles of them artfully hung in patterns dictated by Tiffany's head designer in Copenhagen's famed historic amusement park, Tivoli Gardens -- and that's not counting the 1,800 strands dramatically draped on the lakeside willows.
A Jettime passenger jet carrying 147 people made a successful emergency landing at Copenhagen airport in Denmark while experiencing problems with its landing gear, police said.
The 15th UN climate change summit will convene in Copenhagen in December 2009, and world leaders will begin discussing a successor to Kyoto
Economists from the Copenhagen Consensus claim to have calculated how to get the most bang for the buck with foreign aid. But not every threat can be broken down in terms of dollars and cents
A Danish appeals court on Thursday rejected a lawsuit against the newspaper that first printed the controversial Prophet Muhammad cartoons in 2005
Masked robbers armed with automatic weapons stole about $6.3 million from a cash depot in suburban Copenhagen on Tuesday and left explosives in their wake to delay pursuit, police said.
With airports from New York to Sydney getting upgrades, Travel + Leisure picks our favorite restaurants, bars, lounges, shops and spas.
Travelers heading to Germany, Switzerland and Scandinavia this year will be greeted by a host of new museums, improved infrastructure and special events. Here's what to expect if you visit.
I was strolling through the commotion of downtown Copenhagen, past chain restaurants dressed up to look old, and under towering hotels that seem to be part of a different international chain each year. Then, as if from another age, a man pedals his wife on a Christiania Bike -- two wheels pushing a big utilitarian rounded bucket. You'd call the couple "granola" in the USA -- they look as out of place here in Copenhagen as an Amish couple in Manhattan.
The concept cars shown at the Paris motor show this week might present a glimpse of shape of things to come, but across the Atlantic a car is being developed that is radically reinventing not just the car itself but also our relationship with the automobile.
With a chocolate box charm and history as fairy teller Hans Christian Andersen's home, it's easy to dismiss Copenhagen as a twee tourist trap. But while the city's low-rise skyline is home to storybook statuettes and what is believed to be the world's oldest monarchy, the home of Carlsberg beer is also has a wilder side. For three decades, hundreds of hippies have defied Danish law, setting up their own enclave of peace, love and tax evasion in the heart of the city in a community. The hippies may be on their way out, but they have helped inspire a contemporary cool that spawned the groundbreaking Dogme 95 film movement. Hamlet's home may be Scandinavia's smallest country, but with so much going on in Copenhagen, there's clearly nothing rotten in the state of Denmark.
The Scene spent the day in Copenhagen with film director Thomas Vinterberg. Do you have a favorite hangout in the Danish capital? What's your favorite Thomas Vinterberg film? Send us your suggestions and read your comments below.
Arrived in Copenhagen, cold and with the sense that snow was imminent. The place looks fantastic, the Christmas decorations are out in full, I kind of think I'm in Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life" walking down Bakersville High Street. I'm half expecting to bump in Clarence the Angel, but instead it's world-renowned Dogme director Thomas Vinterberg.
The Scene talks to Danish film director Thomas Vinterberg about growing up in a hippy commune and the influence of Copenhagen on his work.
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Check out The Scene's recommendations for the Danish capital and send us your ideas and suggestions below.
Few cities get a chance to build a world-class opera house from scratch with a stage and acoustics that are second to none, yet Copenhagen is one of them.
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It is October 2007, and the U.S. presidential elections are just over 12 months away. In a TV studio's green room, a presidential hopeful practices her lines: "As the sole superpower, the U.S. has ...
She was an Australian real estate agent and a marketing executive. He was a member of the Danish sailing team in Australia for the 2000 Olympics.
I didn't see Copenhagen on Broadway last year, but reading the script is a way of pondering one of the murkiest, most profound incidents of modern times. In 1941 Werner Heisenberg, the leading phys...
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