For our second Earth Beat special from Copenhagen, we ignore the short term political haggling and focus on the big ideas that will determine the fight against climate change in the long term. Which of the many ideas is best, and who supports what plan?

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Envirominute: The four main strategies for stopping climate change
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Do ordinary people have any climate solutions of their own?
Hear what people in Copenhagen have to say

Young environmentalists adopt a negotiator
Thirteen young people from around the world are following the delegates from their country in a programme called “adopt-a-negotiator”. Fiona speaks with three of the trackers, who rate their countries' performance so far.
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CARBON OFFSETTING

Protecting - or buying - forests
REDD stands for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation. REDD allows rich countries to reduce or offset their carbon emissions by paying poor countries NOT to chop down their forests. Prof Virgilio Viana, director of the Amazonas Sustainable Foundation in Brazil, explained how it works.
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Not a popular solution
Pretty much all of the large environmental organizations oppose offsetting – we hear the view of Roman Szebiniak from Greenpeace. And Benito Calisto of the Andean Cooperation of Indigenous Organisations says that forest dwellers are concerned their rights won’t be protected and that with the REDD scheme, their forests will no longer belong to them.
Listen to Mr Szebiniak and Mr Calisto

CARBON CAPTURE:
Heleen de Coninck of the Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands talks to Fiona about this equally controversial idea. Do we have the technology and is it safe?
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CLIMATE-VULNERABLE COUNTRIES:
Some countries are so vulnerable to climate change they have no choice but to plan for the worst. One solution to change, says the Tuvalese delegate, is to pray.
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Meanwhile on the island state of Kiribati they are making more concrete plan Bs. Beterim Rimon is secretary for the office of the President. He spoke to Marnie about how the citizens of Kiribati are readying themselves for flight.
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SHOW ME THE MONEY:
It all comes down to cash and the money negotiations are a bit like a poker game; countries keep their pledges close to their chest, while trying to figure out what the other players have up their sleeves, as Tim Gore, EU climate policy advisor for Oxfam international explains.
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Policing Promises
If countries do pledge to pay for carbon reduction or adaptation, who makes sure they stick to their promises? NGOs have taken up the baton, using name and shame techniques. Sometimes it’s even entertaining avaaz.org's Fossil of the Day award shows.
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Hans Veron is a global consultant on strategic climate policy issues. He explains what happens to countries who break their promises.
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The Ray of the Day award goes to:
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NEXT WEEK ON EARTH BEAT:
Join Marnie in her kitchen as she prepares a massive Christmas feast, and then be shocked and amazed as we calculate her holiday feast footprint.