New Republic: This is a small gavel, but I believe it can do big things, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said to a cheering room on Saturday, as he marked the adoption of the first truly global climate change agreement.
Minutes before, countries were still fixing typos in the 31-page document, which was cobbled together after an exhausting two-week meeting outside Paris. These negotiations essentially determined the future course of the world. For a long time weve needed an agreement that covers the...