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FORA.tv How did prehistoric people endure climate change? Archaeologist Sander van der Leeuw says one way ancient humans survived periods of climate instability was to stay below the environment's carrying capacity.
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The only areas that experienced regular famine, explains archaeologist Sander van der Leeuw, were those abundant in natural resources because "people were lured into the idea that they could actually have more and more people."
FORA.tv Lord Christopher Monckton questions the science behind reports listing human activity as the main factor of climate change. What's your take on the climate debate: manmade or naturally occurring?
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Climate change skeptic Lord Christopher Monckton presents scientific evidence that refutes the established consensus on global warming. "The warming effect of CO2 is not zero, but it is one-sixth of what the UN's central estimate is," he says.
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Tennis star Andre Agassi describes the low period of his professional career when he wrestled with depression and tested positive for crystal meth use. Agassi credits Nelson Mandela for inspiring him to refocus his career and "take ownership" of his life.
FORA.tv President Obama makes clear that the U.S. will continue its path towards a clean energy economy despite the outcome of the COP15 conference, but calls on global cooperation to reach an accord that holds all nations accountable.
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President Obama's terms for a meaningful climate accord call for: mitigation, transparency and financing. "It's a clear formula," he says, "one that embraces the principle of common but differentiated responses and respective capabilities."
FORA.tv Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke made a surprise appearance at the COP15 climate summit in Copenhagen today and FORA.tv's Stuart Schulzke snagged the rock star for a quick interview to get his take on the UN climate conference.
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Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke criticizes the political atmosphere of the COP15 climate summit, but remains optimistic that domestic pressures will force world leaders to create valuable policies. "If it's full of shit, we're going to smell it," he quips.
FORA.tv Bjørn Lomborg, author of The Skeptical Environmentalist, predicts a cynical outcome for the COP15 climate summit in Copenhagen during an interview with FORA.tv's own Stuart Schulzke.
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"We are going to have a very beautiful worded document with lots of promises," says climate skeptic Bjørn Lomborg. "There's a lot of vested interest in simply papering over the fact that the current process is not working."
FORA.tv Speaking at the COP15 summit, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad blames the climate crisis on the endless cycle of consumption and production that is driven by materialism in rich, industrialized countries.
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Ahmadinejad speaks out against capitalism and materialism, and the role he says each play in fueling the global warming crisis.
FORA.tv Secretary Hillary Clinton challenged China at COP15 on Thursday over the US's $100 billion climate aid pledge to developing countries. "If there isn't a commitment for transparency of some sort, that would be a deal breaker," said Clinton.
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the willingness of the US to help raise $100 billion annually in climate aid for developing countries hinges upon carbon emissions transparency from industrial countries like China.
FORA.tv "A ghost is stalking the streets of Copenhagen...it's capitalism, capitalism is that ghost," said Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to delegates at the COP15 Climate Change Conference on Wednesday. "The destructive model of capitalism is the eradication of life."
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez links capitalism to the current state of global environmental degradation during an address at the COP15 Climate Conference in Copenhagen.
FORA.tv US Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) calls for unity between developed and developing nations to combat climate change. "We need to unleash a technology, innovation, entrepreneurial revolution where we begin to create the means of all of us exceeding our expectations," says Kerry.
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Senator John Kerry explains the political reasons behind the sluggish pace of US climate change legislation. To speed up efforts, Kerry calls for a united front between developed and developing nations.
FORA.tv "The eyes of the world are upon you and it is no understatement to say that, with your signatures, you can write our future," says the Prince of Wales to delegates at the COP15 Climate Conference in Copenhagen.
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Prince Charles of Wales urges world leaders at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen to work ceaselessly at halting the progress of climate change.
A blurring, buzzing week at COP 15 for me and my colleague Kyle Crawford...
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FORA.tv Journalist Naomi Klein calls the COP15 talks "a very polite affair" for focusing on "false solutions" that fail to address the role corporate lobbyists play in influencing climate change policy.
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"While there are endless sessions about how poor countries should adapt to climate change, there are very few sessions – if any – that are looking at the role corporations are playing in creating this crisis," says journalist Naomi Klein.
FORA.tv California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger calls on local governments to help combat climate change during a speech at the COP15 Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.
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"The world's governments alone cannot make the progress that is needed on global climate change," says California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. "They need the cities, the states, the provinces, the regions. They need the corporations, the activists, the scientists, the universities."
