While I think this is interesting speculation, I'm not sure I buy it. In the end, India has made it clear that it wasn't intending to commit itself to binding mandates in a post-Kyoto regime, and the intensity target that it established was substantially lower than that of China. At the end of the day, I'm not sure that the machinations of China or the U.S. really mattered in terms of the positions that India held in Copenhagen, and if anything, it's opposition to a strong verification mechanism was stronger than China's. wil
Dr. Wil Burns, Editor in Chief Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy 1702 Arlington Blvd. El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA Ph: 650.281.9126 Fax: 510.779.5361 <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] <http://www.jiwlp.com/> http://www.jiwlp.com SSRN site (selected publications): <http://ssrn.com/author=240348> http://ssrn.com/author=240348 Skype ID: Wil.Burns From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Geoff Dabelko Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 11:40 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [gep-ed] china & cop15 Without commenting on the accuracy of his account, some of the criticism I've heard of the author is the multiple roles he is playing and mixing roles of government delegate, advocate, and journalist. Lynas is an advisor to the Maldives and was in the room as a member of their delegation. It raises interesting questions about legitimate voice (Small Island States) and who is speaking for them (parallel to follow, or get out of the way admonition to the US that got all the play in Bali said by American born spokesman for Papau New Guinea Kevin Conrad). Related to the substance of the argument, Cleo Paskal and Scott Savit have an interesting geopolitical take to explain the negotiation dynamics that places a heavy emphasis on Chinese and Indian motivations and strategies - http://newsecuritybeat.blogspot.com/2010/01/guest-contributors-cleo-paskal-a nd.html Best, Geof ***************************************** Geoffrey D. Dabelko Director Environmental Change and Security Program Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20004-3027 Tel. 202 691-4178 Fax. 202 691-4184 Email [email protected] Web http://www.wilsoncenter.org/ecsp New Security Beat Blog http://newsecuritybeat.blogspot.com f >>> DG Webster <[email protected]> 3/25/2010 2:09:13 PM >>> Can anyone confirm or deny the allegations in this report? I'm thinking of using it in one of my classes, so any supporting/denying evidence would be much appreciated. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/dec/22/copenhagen-climate-change- mark-lynas thanks, dgwebster -- D.G. Webster Assistant Professor Environmental Studies Program Dartmouth College 6182 Steele Hall Hanover, NH 03755 phone: 603-646-0213 http://www.dartmouth.edu/~envs/faculty/webster.html <http://www.dartmouth.edu/%7Eenvs/faculty/webster.html> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to gep-ed+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to gep-ed+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to gep-ed+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
