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As I suggested yesterday, NGOs have reacted positively to the draft agreement on future commitments. But there's a good chance that their mood will darken as the week goes on. They'd have preferred mention of 2 degrees in the text and stronger language on legally binding targets. They are also keen to see a clear plan for how the negotiations will be conducted. But my guess is that, as the week goes on, the text is more likely to be diluted than strengthened. Read the rest of this post...India in the shadowsComment...
I've been promising something intelligent on India for days now, but it's hard to find time, what with spending all day on the beach. Fortunately, Joydeep Gupta, a well-connected journalist for the Indo-Asian news service, remains prepared to put the hours in. ‘Why does India get the blame, China the praise?" he asks in an fascinating recent article. You should read his analysis in full, but the gist is that India has arrived in Bali having failed to complete its homework. Its PR also sucks, even though it has a good story to tell. The country has put aside 2.5% of GDP to adapt to climate change, for example, and has been attempting to improve energy efficiency. Read the rest of this post...Canada to world - "after you"Canada remains under fire here in Bali, where it has laid out eight ‘principles' for a post-2012 climate deal. Most controversial is number 2, which recommends mandatory greenhouse gas targets for developed countries and ‘major industrialized developing countries.' This is guaranteed to infuriate China (and India too). Which is probably the point. "By being unrealistic in their demands," argues activist Steven Guilbeault, "Canada is trying to create a perfect train wreck here at the summit." Read the rest of this post...Friday round-upThis morning, I escaped from the ‘bubble' for a while (more on that later), so I only arrived in the convention centre around midday. Delegates were not so lucky. In the first week of a negotiation like this one, the formal talks splinter into a dizzying array of smaller groups. Each is set up to focus on a contentious area where a decision is needed. Later on, if a miracle occurs, the output from each group is pieced together. Even more rarely, something coherent emerges. If you think your government reps are enjoying a holiday at taxpayers' expense, you're mostly wrong. Some of the hotels in the main complex are very swanky, to be sure. But delegates mostly work and sleep. If things hot up next week, which they probably will, sleep too is dispensed with. Read the rest of this post...A dance for diplomatsEarlier this week, I caught up with Peter Goldmark, Program Director for Climate & Air at US NGO Environmental Defense. I asked him what he thought would be the major cleavage points of the Bali negotiations. This is Peter's headline analysis: Read the rest of this post...
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