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World leaders meet next week in Copenhagen to find ways to stave off the effects of climate change. Marketplace Presents: The Climate Race is a special documentary that explains in simple terms how governments will have to change the way they do business. Listen to Marketplace Presents: The Climate Race Thursday, December 3rd at 8 o'clock on VPR.

Learn more about Marketplace's coverage of climate change.