Pelosi to China: Climate a 'Game Changer'

"US House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday that the fight against climate change was a 'game changer' in China-US relations, as she visited Beijing on a trip focused on energy.

Pelosi, a tough critic of China's human rights record and a vocal advocate of environmental protection, is leading a delegation from the US Congress to China on a working visit devoted to energy and climate change. ...

Speaking at the same forum, US Senator John Kerry -- who is on a separate trip to China -- said the success of a key UN environment summit in Denmark in December rested largely on China and the United States."

AFP had the story May 26, 2009.

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"Help for Poor Countries at Paris Climate Talks" (AP)

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"India's Activists Push their Government To Put a Price on Carbon" (New York Times)

"Global Carbon Markets Double to $126 Billion in 2008" (Reuters)