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December 13, 2010 – There are a couple of stories in the news worth talking about. The first, about the climate talks in Cancun , is a bit of a surpri se : the talks have resulted in the adoption of two agreements. One is an agreement to further delay deciding the fate of the Kyoto Protocol (that’s not the surpri se ). The se cond, to which both China and the United States are parties, involves committing to cut greenhou se gas emissions, establishes a framework for transparency, se ts up a global climate fund of $100 billion, and recognizes the importance of limiting deforestation. Some brief discussion, if you plea se . It goes without saying, God help us if the R’s take back the White Hou se in ’12. The 192 other countries (all attendees, with the exception of Bolivia ) who adopted the agreement can and will proceed without us, if need be, but that would be a thoroughly bankrupt outcome for a small victory that was extremely difficult to achieve. The United Stat...