What next on Climate Change talks and Low Carbon Recovery?

Even while they ignored climate change at the G20 London Summit, the gulf between rich and poor countries was widening in Bonn, in the last round of talks (ending last week) before a negotiation text is drafted for the big UN conference in Copenhagen in December. For an Oxfam update on the talks see here. No progress was made on mitigation (emission reduction) targets for rich countries, but developing countries are becoming increasingly assertive in demanding cuts. Apologies for the blizzard of numbers, but targets for emissions reductions lie at the heart of the response to climate change and sort out who is serious and who isn’t, so bear with me. Read More …