additional details here also:
Tentative deal reached in Copenhagen on climate change curbs
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-fg-obama-climate19-2009dec19,0,2331799.story
The deal includes specific targets for rich nations to reduce the emissions scientists blame for global warming; for emerging powers to reduce them as a share of their economies; a transparency provision that will subject China, India and other fast-developing nations to international review of their self-reported progress on emissions limits; and a commitment by wealthy nations to marshal $100 billion a year in climate aid for poor nations by 2020.
And it is the culmination of a full-court press by the Americans to woo China, including dispatching fully half of the U.S. negotiators to focus on the Chinese, and a sharp rejoinder from Obama in a speech this morning to the leaders gathered here.
The president promised that the United States would keep its pledge to reduce emissions — in the range of 17% below 2005 levels by 2020 — “no matter what happens in Copenhagen.”
Ain't going to happen unless the unless the entire country goes back to a subsistence lifestyle, which it could if Obama and cronies keeps driving us into the ground.
for emerging powers to reduce them as a share of their economies;they will lie about the size of their economy
a transparency provision that will subject China, India and other fast-developing nations to international review of their self-reported progress on emissions limits;international review will be "allowed" but no one will do them; the "self-reported" progress will be accepted as fact.
and a commitment by wealthy nations to marshal $100 billion a year in climate aid for poor nations by 2020.by 2020? Whoever is president then will tell the poor nations to stuff it, that he/she never agreed to such a thing, congress never approved it....some excuse.
And it is the culmination of a full-court press by the Americans to woo China, including dispatching fully half of the U.S. negotiators to focus on the Chinese, and a sharp rejoinder from Obama in a speech this morning to the leaders gathered here.sharp rejoinder by Obama, heh. Man I got so scared I almost wet myself.
I was born at night, but not last night.
The president promised that the United States would keep its pledge to reduce emissions — in the range of 17% below 2005 levels by 2020 2020 again....always kick the ball down the road— “no matter what happens in Copenhagen.”