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The 17th Conference of Parties (COP17) in Durban opened on Monday to the same old tune: false promises, false optimism, false solutions. The primary issues on the table include how to finance adaptation to climate disruption, technological solutions to climate problems, and the further development of carbon-trading schemes to commodify soil, oceans, and forests.
