COP15: Climate-Change Conference

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TIME looks at the agenda for the talks in Copenhagen that began on Dec. 7, 2009 More »

Hope for Trees

In Copenhagen's dark mood, a ray of light for forests More »
Islands Face Climate Change

As ocean levels rise, citizens of tiny islands face a hard decision: leave for foreign shores or stay for a watery fate More »
Generating Electricity

A new plant will turn coal into hydrogen gas and pump the CO₂ byproduct into deposits below the sea floor More »
Talks Enter a Deep Freeze

The administrative logistics at the conference proved as jungly as the climate negotiations themselves More »
Climate Change: The Cartoon

Journalist Jesse Hardman and illustrator Arthur Jones explore climate change More »
Week 2

Negotiators hope that newly arriving world leaders will bridge the gap between rich and poor nations and seal a climate deal More »
Global Warming and Wine

Some French vintners are packing up and moving to — gasp — England in fear of climate change's ruinous effects More »
10 Endangered Exports

Exports — from Italian pasta to Argentine honey — that are likely to be hit as our climate shifts More »
Photos: Himalayan Glaciers Under Threat

Climate change at the top of the world imperils Asia's water supply More »
Photos: Global Warming Threatens Penguins

How rising temperatures and melting ice have affected the habitats of five species of the swimming birds More »
Photos: Peru's Sacred Glacier Is Melting

Warmer temperatures eat away at an ancient glacier high in the Andes, throwing the native communities into a spiritual crisis More »
Video: Looking at Ice to See Our Past

The North Greenland Eemian Ice Drilling Project is using ice to map our history More »
Video: Icy Clues to Global Warming

Scientists study the possible consequences of global warming More »
Video: Training Pilots to Land on Skis

The crew of the 109th Airlift Wing in Greenland fly and land airplanes in the Arctic snow More »
Video: Acoustic News

As countries gather for the climate conference, most experts believe we're in for a long, hot century More »
Fasting for Climate Change

Anna Keenan has fasted for more than 40 days to convince governments to act at the Copenhagen conference More »