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    Negotiators Argue Under Hot Cancun Sun on Global Warming

    Europe is gripped by bitter cold at the moment, but 2010 has been one of the hottest years in recorded history and carbon emissions may hit an all-time high. Against that background, another UN Climate Change Summit is under way in Cancun, with delegates eager to improve on last year's performance in Copenhagen.

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

    Europe is gripped by bitter cold at the moment, but 2010 has been one of the hottest years in recorded history and carbon emissions may hit an all-time high. Against that background, another UN Climate Change Summit is under way in Cancun, with delegates eager to improve on last year's performance in Copenhagen. The summit has been going on for a week, but negotiations really don't get going until the end, says Bryan Walsh, who reported from Copenhagen last week and who's on his way to Cancun for Time magazine.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Bryan Walsh

      Axios correspondent covering emerging technology and global trends

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    WikiLeaks: Is the Internet Creating a New World Disorder
    1. 0:00Beleaguered President Makes Surprise Trip to Afghanistan
    2. 7:46WikiLeaks: Is the Internet Creating a New World Disorder?
    3. 43:58Negotiators Argue Under Hot Cancun Sun on Global WarmingYou’re reading this
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