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    Global Warming: Can It Still Be Turned Around?

    Denmark's Prime Minister, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, showed up in Singapore last week for a reality check on next month's climate change meeting in Copenhagen. The conference has been billed as the last, best hope for binding agreements to reverse climate change.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Denmark's Prime Minister, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, showed up in Singapore last week for a reality check on next month's climate change meeting in Copenhagen. The conference has been billed as the last, best hope for binding agreements to reverse climate change. Now that kind of consensus has been declared out of reach, and Hillary Clinton calls Copenhagen "a stepping stone." Poor countries want economic development to continue, and the worldwide recession has industrialized nations worried about what drastic action will cost. With legislation delayed on Capitol Hill, can President Obama still play a leadership role? What about China?

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    The full episode

    5 of 6
    Global Warming: Can it Still Be Turned Around?
    1. 0:00Hillary Clinton Visits Afghanistan for Karzai Inauguration
    2. 0:00Will the World Wind Back the Clock on Climate Change?
    3. 0:00Holder Testifies about Bringing 9/11 Trial to Civilian Court
    4. 0:00AG Holder Testifies on Bringing 9/11 Trial to Civilian Court
    5. 0:00Global Warming: Can It Still Be Turned Around?You’re reading this
    6. 0:00Hillary Clinton Visits Afghanistan for Karzai Inauguration
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