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...symbolism. Just because an act is symbolic doesn't mean it empty. The only way to truly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, to take the pressure off global warming, is an international regime that puts a cap and a price on climate pollution. And the only way that will happen is if politicians around the world become convinced that climate change is an issue that matters to people, one that will make them change the way they live, buy - and vote. "Unlike most of the issues that we grapple with, climate change is global," said Roberts. "The pressure...
...problem. We risk green fatigue because, after all, what can we do about it? But this is the moment when we need to keep pushing in every way we can. The technologies that will help us decarbonize energy are developing, but they need a push - and that will only happen if we keep climate change near the top of our political agenda. Earth Hour, Earth Day, Earth Year - we'll need...
...Hidayat Ali's resilience is a hopeful indicator. Back at his Banda Aceh coffee stand, Hidayat grumbles that he will soon have to make way for a new road being built to the port. "I'm not sure what's going to happen, but it couldn't be any worse than what I've been through," he says, taking a drag on a slow-burning clove cigarette. "I survived before. I am sure I will again...
Looking ahead, there is arguably a further political purpose: to build a bridge to the Islamic world by the accession of Turkey. But although this is a formally agreed E.U. objective, most E.U. leaders, not to mention their peoples, hope and believe this will never happen...
...agreed to extend beyond 2009. To keep pace with increasing demand, Britain is being forced to keep its troops in place for longer and redeploy them sooner. Says Bastian Giegerich, an analyst at London's International Institute for Strategic Studies, "There's thinking about how training might have to happen on a faster schedule ... This is not good for morale...