[LINK] Post-Copenhagen

[David Lochrin]

On Wednesday 23 December 2009 10:56, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote:
> And neither are Brazil, South Africa, India and China [sure the 
> conference was a failure].  As far as they are concerned, 
> the conference was a success. 
> 
> Their position is: You developed countries have been spewing out 
> stuff since the industrial revolution. You need to make up for all 
> the emissions you've already put out before you start clamping down 
> on us newcomers.

It sounds good, but what does it mean?  Should Brazil, South Africa, India and China nullify efforts by the developed countries to reduce greenhouse load by being allowed to go down the same historical path?  Sorry guys, whether it's fair or not we're all in this together and Earth is the only planet we have.

And furthermore, those countries have reaped some big benefits from all that greenhouse production by the developed world so they're already implicated.

David