We start our coverage of this yearâs UN Climate Change Talks in Poznan Poland with a look at an alternative proposal for a global climate deal called âKyoto2â. The scheme would limit emissions by rationing the production of fossil fuels at source and would generate a trillion dollar fund to help poor countries adapt to climate change, to preserve forests and to help decarbonise the globe. There is also a strong component of direct regulation. We speak to the schemeâs architect, Oliver Ti
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Kyoto2 www.kyoto2.org Prins & Rayner âTime to ditch Kyotoâ (Nature) www.fao.org/forestry/foris/data/intranet/Cheemin/kyoto.pdf Too Good to be True? â the UKâs Climate Change Record www.dieterhelm.co.uk/publications/Carbon_record_2007.pdf The Worldâs Last Chance (Ian McEwan) www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/nov/19/global-climate-change-policy-obama