Comments on: The (Welcome) End of Unanimity http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/12/21/the-welcome-end-of-unanimity/ Tapping experts in climate, geology, oceanography, ecology, sustainable development, global health, energy, food and water, State of the Planet captures stories of how the Earth works and how we can sustainably make our lives better. Mon, 20 May 2013 11:16:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Mike T. http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/12/21/the-welcome-end-of-unanimity/comment-page-1/#comment-738 Mike T. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:45:40 +0000 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=1074#comment-738 I find it funny how anybody with an opinion that is different than that of the U.S. is automaticaly labeled as a ‘rougue state’. I just hope we can get a binding accord before it is too late.

]]> By: Is there hope from Copenhagen? - Climate Matters @ Columbia http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/12/21/the-welcome-end-of-unanimity/comment-page-1/#comment-489 Is there hope from Copenhagen? - Climate Matters @ Columbia Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:35:05 +0000 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=1074#comment-489 [...] benchmark.  As opposed to the  Kyoto Protocol, the Copenhagen Accord, vague as it may be, recognizes the fundamental differences between developing and developed economies and the challenges that each will face in curbing [...]

]]> By: Chris Vernon http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/12/21/the-welcome-end-of-unanimity/comment-page-1/#comment-488 Chris Vernon Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:25:03 +0000 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=1074#comment-488 Quite agree, unanimous agreement sought in Copenhagen was impossible given the ‘rogue states’. I recently wrote about what to do after COP15 and came to the conclusion that a ‘coalition of the willing’ needs to push ahead without the laggards.

http://chrisvernon.co.uk/2009/12/after-cop15-boycott-china/

]]> By: Biff Vernon http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/12/21/the-welcome-end-of-unanimity/comment-page-1/#comment-487 Biff Vernon Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:44:42 +0000 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=1074#comment-487 Chris Vernon at http://chrisvernon.co.uk/2009/12/after-cop15-boycott-china/ suggests a solution is for a ‘coalition of the willing’ to form (comprising of the EU, US, Australia, most of the developing world…), for it to construct a legal framework delivering emission cuts of ~20-30% by 2020 and ~50-80% by 2050. These kinds of numbers do seem politically feasible when China and friends are excluded. Part of the coalition’s approach to meeting the targets might be carbon intensity import tariffs, to penalise China’s exports.

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