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The Doha Climate Talks are now in session. It's the first time the negotiations are being held in the oil-productive Middle East. Yes, the meeting's trying to be more enviro-savvy with it's "paper-smart," initiative by limiting the usually endless stacks of printed documents. And yes, participants are already eager to hear an update on the progress to create a follow up agreement to the expiring Kyoto Protocol. All in good time.
Yet, if you're still trying to wrap your head around where things stand with these entrenched negotiations, watch this amusing video provided by CICERO, the Center for International Climate and Environmental Research, a research center based in Oslo. Enjoy.