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Can the Paris climate talks save our planet?

Alyssa R. Bernstein (Ohio): Climate Change and Justice: A Non-Welfarist Treaty Negotiation Framework. From TNR, Rebecca Leber on how the Paris climate change talks represent a critical moment for the world. Henrik Selin on the biggest sticking point in Paris climate talks: Money. Dean Baker on why economic weakness is no excuse for inaction on global warming. Can the Paris climate talks save our planet? Negotiators are optimistic they’ll reach a historic agreement, but symbolism may end up trumping science. What will a global agreement on climate change look like? The U.N. just gave us a clue. The plan to save the world: What success at the Paris climate conference looks like. Mark Hertsgaard on how the most ambitious emissions pledges on the table in Paris would still result in catastrophic warming. Obama’s new climate change message: There’s hope. Paris, Syria, and climate change: Elizabeth Kolbert on this week’s summit, where world leaders must confront the destabilizing consequences of global warming.