http://www.opendemocracy.net/after_kyoto_whats_the_future_of_climate_policy_0 Comments for "After Kyoto, Whats the future of climate policy?, " en http://www.opendemocracy.net/after_kyoto_whats_the_future_of_climate_policy_0#comment-433010 Without the USA, China and India its a waste of our time money and effort to bother with GW ... GW has probably been quite beneficial up to now (increased rainfall etc). Lets not forget that we don't know that it needs to be dealt with - Life on Earth will certainly not perish whatever we raise CO2 levels to, indeed nature will definitely thrive under raised CO2, its only humans that might be threatend and even that's not certain. Dare I suggest that the focus should therefore be not to do anything except get the big three involved. Thu, 01 Dec 2005 02:28:06 +0000 simonclewer2000 comment 433010 at http://www.opendemocracy.net http://www.opendemocracy.net/after_kyoto_whats_the_future_of_climate_policy_0 My latest article on Climate Change is now availible from: http://climatechangeaction.blogspot.com/2005/11/what-is-future-of-action-on-climate.html This article is focused on possible future frameworks for action on climate change, and possible new measures to achive the greatest result at the lowest cost. With Russian ratification of the Kyoto Protocol during 2005 attention has quickly shifted to what happens next. The Kyoto commitment period ends in 2012 and no clear plan for what follows currently exists. In this article however I am not purely looking a what happens after Kyoto in terms of an international framework, rather I am looking at the spectrum of future international measures which may be used for climate change mitigation. Any descendant of Kyoto is likely to draw from key features of the UNFCCC, but will also have to make significant improvements. The key issues to be addressed are: * the need to bring developing countries into the system * the need to engage with the united states * the need to deal with both historical responsibility and adaption * the need to achieve far greater global emissions reductions.<div class="forum-topic-navigation"><a href="/what_exactly_is_causing_globalization_0" class="topic-previous" title="Go to previous forum topic">‹ What exactly is causing globalization?</a> <a href="/the_politcs_of_climate_change_nuclear_power_yes_please_0" class="topic-next" title="Go to next forum topic">The Politcs of Climate Change: Nuclear power? Yes please. ›</a></div> http://www.opendemocracy.net/after_kyoto_whats_the_future_of_climate_policy_0#comment Climate change globalisation Thu, 01 Dec 2005 00:18:03 +0000 calvin.jones 32589 at http://www.opendemocracy.net