The seventeenth annual meeting of the council of parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change begins today in Durban, South Africa, where the international community will continue negotiations to strengthen the global greenhouse gas mitigation regime.

You can follow the progress of the COP-17 via the official website.

Here is analysis from several different media outlets and think-tanks on the prospects for the talks…

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SBS World News Australia

Durban – Quick guide to the climate summit

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Peter Christoff

The Conversation

And what if nothing happens at Durban?

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The Climate Institute

Policy Briefing: Durban Climate Summit

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Giles Parkinson

The Climate Spectator

Durban talks off to a bad start

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The Guardian

Durban Climate Change Conference 2011 (news portal)

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Simon Retallack

The Huffington Post

Durban Climate Conference: The Only Way is (Bottom) Up

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