The big economies of the world are at this stage naturally the big offenders when it comes to CO2 emissions. Moving them into an active reducing position seems to be the challenge. The US seems stalled politically, China is building a good name by being active in solar systems and wind farms, but are plagued by their enourmous coalfired plants, Brazil has rainforest ambitions, India is making exchange deals with small nations like Norway.
Many things may be moving behind the scenes with everybody jockeying for glory and status!
Is everybody important willing to take part? Will the negotiators be able to find solutions to steer us toward low-emission societies? Will nations accept legally binding agreements? What will the relations be among the developed and the emerging economies? Is it necessary to put some common money into the purse?
Tags: Copenhagen, emissions, politics