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this is To the Point. Will the latest climate talks start something new?

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Nobody thinks the climate talks in Paris will put an end to human-caused climate change,

which is already underway.

But voluntary national pledges

of greenhouse emission reductions cover 95% of the planet. There's a worldwide consensus that action

is needed. The pledges are not enforceable, and they wouldn't be enough if they were,

so optimist hope that Paris will set the stage for a new agenda. Can even that limited goal survive differences between rich and developing nations

and overcome domestic politics in the U.S. and other countries?

Today's talking point, if ISIS is pushed out of Syria,

we'll heard about a possible fallback plan.

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Hello again, Warren. I'll be back with To the Point. The Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen six years ago was overhyped, and it was finally perceived as a failure.

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