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Published online 14 November 2007 | Nature 450, 342-344 (2007) | doi:10.1038/450342a

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Climate politics: The first cut

For the first time, the US Congress has begun crafting comprehensive legislation to tackle global warming. Naturebrought together five experts with various backgrounds to discuss the current political climate as the United States moves towards mandatory emissions caps. A full transcript of this discussion can be downloaded here .

Who's who in this interview.

*Two leading climate bills are currently before the Senate.

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