> With the debt of slavery, the decendents of slaves just don't have the > power to > press their demands, so it's all just blue sky for now. But obviously > China is > a player in the global warming negotiations, so their view of what > constitutes > a just settlement must be somehow addressed.
This reminded me of: http://volokh.com/2009/12/21/the-climate-coalition-of-the-willing/ "Let’s suppose this money comes through. What is it for? One reads the press reports on the Copenhagen meeting in vain for this information; nor do any of the official documents I have seen shed any light on this issue. Consider the following possibilities: 1. The money will go to the countries that experience the worst climate-related harm. 2. The money will go to the poorest countries. 3. The money will go to the poorest countries that experience the worst climate-related harm. 4. The money will finance green energy infrastructure in developing countries. ... In fact, none of these principles ought to provide the basis for distribution of the fund. The fund should be used to pay off countries whose participation in a climate treaty is essential but have little interest in participating. ... The contrary view(s), that rich countries should pay money to poor countries or climate victims, has no political legs. This position simply raises the price tag for climate mitigation, a crazy thing to do when already people are balking at paying anything at all." I think China are quite willing to invest their own money into renewables and to sign up to strict CO2 standards for cars, but they will not accept high carbon taxes. They want technology transfer and if that comes together with CDM type payments that is a bonus. I do not think they care a great deal about the likes of Somalia and Tuvalu getting a lot of climate aid. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Global Change ("globalchange") newsgroup. Global Change is a public, moderated venue for discussion of science, technology, economics and policy dimensions of global environmental change. Posts will be admitted to the list if and only if any moderator finds the submission to be constructive and/or interesting, on topic, and not gratuitously rude. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/globalchange
