According to a recent edition of the International Herald Tribune, world leaders gathered at the Copenhagen Climate Summit and collectively vowed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. They say they were inspired by the massive protests around the world, and especially thanked the people who were arrested at those protests for their dedication to the environmental cause.

Yes, the issue was recently printed, but according to its date of publication, the news it reports hasn't happened yet. Dated December 19th, 2009, the special edition of the IHT, a product of the New York Times Company, is a hoax. There's even an extensive -- and utterly convincing -- online version.

Produced by the Yes Men, who brought us a special edition of the Times last fall declaring the end of the war in Iraq, this latest piece of good news represents not reality, but the pranksters' hope for what could be reality if certain people in power chose to make it so.

Of course, it's not so easy as uniting French president Nicolas Sarkozy, German chancellor Angela Merkel and European commission president Jose Manuel Barroso, pictured above, in a sing-along for the planet, but it's also not so far-fetched as to be unfeasible.

The Yes Men, dedicated as much affecting actual change as they are to pulling pranks, are directing people to BeyondTalk a site where visitors can learn how to really make a difference about climate change.

[Image: AFP Photo/Eric Feferberg]