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Published online 26 November 2008 | Nature 456, 428-429 (2008) | doi:10.1038/456428a

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Obama's win refreshes key climate talks

As all eyes turn to Poland for the start of the United Nations meeting next week, Jeff Tollefson looks at what progress is likely to be made.

Jeff Tollefson

The United Nations Climate Change Conference that begins in Poznań, Poland, on 1 December will in some ways mark the end of an era. The United States' long-standing opposition to climate regulation is vanishing, offering new opportunities for cooperation with its allies in Europe and beyond.

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  • The election of Barack Obama is indeed refreshing and a source of great hope in the world. I wish him well, but the Wisdom of Solomon will be required to resolve differences of scientific opinions after they have hardened into blind beliefs on the issue of CO2-induced climate change. With kind regards, Oliver K. Manuel, http://myprofile.cos.com/manuelo09

    • 26 Nov, 2008
    • Posted by: O M