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Beyond the climate impasse: How the major economies Forum can lead the way / Timmons Roberts, Brookings, 8/04/2013http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/up-front/posts/2013/04/08-climate-economies-robertstDuring George W. Bush’s administration, the government was under pressure to act on climate change, but saw the U.N. as a dead end for negotiations.  Instead of the cumbersome talks with almost 200 countries at the table, the Bush administration favored “minilateral” or “plurilateral” solutions with small groups of countries...