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Access to clean energy — not emissions reductions — is the key to tackling climate change, say Nancy Birdsall and Arvind Subramanian.

Innovative agricultural technologies can produce crops that meet climate change challenges, says ICRISAT head William Dar.

Countries must join forces and act quickly to tackle climate change, say Rosina Bierbaum and Robert Zoellick in an editorial in Science.

Simply reducing livestock farming in developing countries will neither cut emissions nor benefit the poor, says livestock expert Carlos Seré.

India should offer to make its national action plans part of a global climate deal in Copenhagen negotiations, says Rajendra K. Pachauri.

Rich nations should set an example at Copenhagen by committing to emissions reductions of 40 per cent, says Chinese scientist Jiahua Pan.

Practicalities of trading carbon and protecting forests make meeting high expectations for REDD hard, say Esteve Corbera and Manuel Estrada.

Science can prove global climate change is happening, but it won't tell us what to do about it, says professor of climate change, Mike Hulme.

Time is running out for African countries to ensure that a global climate deal addresses their needs, says Linda Nordling.

Action on climate change is key to ensuring sustainable development in Nepal, say activists Gagan Thapa and Kashish Das Shresth.

To get the best for and from Africa, REDD negotiators must hear African viewpoints, says head of the African Forest Forum, Godwin Kowero.

Without knowing REDD's true costs we can't analyse the benefits, says the ASB Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins' Peter A. Minang.

Reducing deforestation is crucial to mitigate climate change, but it mustn't be used as an excuse to continue polluting, says Roman Czebiniak of Greenpeace.

IPCC chair R. K. Pachauri calls on journalists to maintain focus on the scientific rationale for action in their coverage of climate change.

Compulsory licensing of clean technologies will only be needed if developed countries duck UNFCCC obligations, says Dalindyebo Shabalala.

Global discussions on how to adapt to climate change must include fisheries, say Nicholas Dulvy and Edward Allison.

Climate negotiations must promote capacity building, not impose quotas, argues ZhongXiang Zhang.

For Africa to effectively adapt to climate change, the rules of the game must change in Copenhagen, says Araya Asfaw.

A new WHO research agenda on climate change and health emphasises the importance of health issues in climate discussions, says The Lancet.

Emissions from China's export industry are everyone's responsibility — future trade and climate policy must be linked, says Glen Peters.