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Emissions: Canada should not be isolating itself

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It should be possible to draw up a fair, ambitious and legally binding treaty on climate change after this week's United Nations summit in Copenhagen (see http://go.nature.com/sRCuKV). But the next few years are going to be crucial if we are to stand a reasonable chance of keeping global warming to below an average of 2 °C.

Pessimistic media reports reflect the views of only a few world leaders, including Canada's, who lack ambition and imagination. Other leaders, including the US and Chinese presidents and the summit host, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen of Denmark, are still pushing for a strong agreement.

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