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Obama to attend climate-change summit

President Obama will go to Copenhagen, Denmark, next month for a climate-change summit, the White House said Wednesday.

What is at stake in Copenhagen?

The UN climate summit in Copenhagen in December aims to set new greenhouse gas emissions agreements between countries. It will be attended by all signatories of UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Click through the Explainer, above, to learn more about the summit.

Risky business: insuring countries against climate catastrophe

The last 50 years have borne witness to a spate of climate-related disasters across the world causing over 800,000 fatalities and $1 trillion in economic losses.

Japan launches satellite to eye greenhouse gases

The Japanese space agency launched a satellite Friday that will measure greenhouse gases from the earth's orbit.

Paying for climate justice

One major issue in reducing global carbon emissions is how developing nations can lower both national poverty and carbon emission.

Briefing: Climate change

Human-induced climate change is thought to be one of the greatest challenges facing mankind in the 21st Century. A change in temperature of only a couple of degrees has the potential to adversely impact economies, communities and ecosystems throughout the world.

Time.com: Is America the Villain in Bali?

Al Gore electrifies the audience at the climate change summit by criticizing his own country's intransigence on the issue

The U.N. answers your climate questions

Yvo de Boer, the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), hast fielded questions exclusively from CNN.com users on the environmental issues that matter to you. De Boer is the United Nations' top official on climate change.

U.N. climate change chief takes your questions

Yvo de Boer, the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), will be taking questions exclusively from CNN.com users on the environmental issues that matter to you.

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