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Abstract

The climate change talks in Cancun, Mexico, didn't solve all the world's climate problems. But they were hugely successful. Through the Cancun Agreements, 194 countries reached landmark consensus (even the US and China) to set emissions targets and limit global temperature increases.

Citation

Stavins, Robert N. "Why Cancun Trumped Copenhagen: Warmer Relations on Rising Temperatures." Christian Science Monitor, December 20, 2010.