A landmark 192-nation conference with the task of drawing up a battle plan against global warming is underway in Copenhagen.

Over the next 12 days, members of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will negotiate over reducing carbon emissions that trap the sun’s heat, inflicting potentially catastrophic climate damage.

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