Colleagues, Well, I was not in the room, but nothing of what was said is surprising (except perhaps Sarkozy wording); it was just a reconfirmation of the country's official positions. The conclusion that comes out of from this meeting and COP15 generally was that China and India were (and still are) the main hindrances for a deal with quantified targets. Most NGOs have yet to realize that, and being in Copenhagen I was surprised to see how gently the two countries were treated. For someone who has realized their role, see this nice and provocative presentation by DeLong (particularly point 2: Beg the Rulers of China and India): http://delong.typepad.com/sdj/2010/04/2010-peder-sather-symposium-after-copenhagen-what-can-be-done-to-meet-the-economic-and-environmental-challenges.html Arild Angelsen Professor, Dept. of Economics & Resource Management, Norwegian Univ. of Life Sciences (UMB), Ås, Norway & Senior Associate, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Bogor, Indonesia.
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Greg White Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 6:11 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [gep-ed] Copenhagen "secret recording" Dear Colleagues: Perhaps people have already seen this: http://www.spiegel.de/video/video-1063770.html The Guardian covered it as well. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/may/07/secret-copenhagen-talks-climate-recording Apart from the ominous music cues - and the gentle treatment of Merkel - I wonder if it's a fair distillation of the "secret recording." For students, it might be useful heuristically - especially when Sarokozy raises "organized hypocrisy" as an issue. (Wonder if he's read Krasner...) Does anyone have any thoughts/insights on the video's treatment of the "secret recording"? Thanks, Greg
