From: China Environmental Law
I will have a longer post on the Copenhagen Accord when the dust
settles. It is pretty clear from the Chinese press reports that
China doesn’t know what to make of the Accord
or how to spin it yet. One thing is abundantly clear, however,
unlike US commentators who have praised the Accord for moving [...]
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I will have a longer post on the Copenhagen Accord when the dust
settles. It is pretty clear from the Chinese press reports that
China doesn’t know what to make of the Accord
or how to spin it yet. One thing is abundantly clear, however,
unlike US commentators who have praised the Accord for moving [...]
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Waiting Game
Here’s a little game we can play while we wait for
“sign up” day on January 31, 2010. What do
you think China will submit for inclusion on Appendix II of the
Copenhagen Accords? The Accord provides 1 any Annex I party who so
chooses can list on Appendix I its “Quantified economy-wide
emissions targets for [...]
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