The main aim of the UN climate summit at Durban, which began on November 28 and finishes on December 9, is to produce an agreement about targets for emissions by developed countries, and longer term targets from developing countries. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesNo comment from Hunt on the other side of the coin - sequestering the carbon through natural processes.
Dec 01st, 2011 - 09:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Essentially this means tying it up in standing wood and wood products. Not burning the forests, but extending them over millions of new square miles, like the Chinese are quietly doing.
The billions of humans MUST coexist with nature - forests are not an optional extra, they are essential for human survival. We burn them for fuel, etc - as in much of India, Africa and South America - at our peril.
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