Lots of traffic on climategate, but the New York times has some good stuff,
The Copenhagen conference itself reflects increasing acceptance of the scientific arguments: the negotiations leading to the talks were conducted by high-ranking officials of the world’s governments rather than the scientists and environment ministers who largely shaped the 1997 Kyoto Protocol. Late last [...]
Word on the street is new Federal targets will be announced at Copenhagen. Most likely PM Harper is playing follow the leader, literally following Obama to Copenhagen, So, expect harmonized targets with the US, which is -17% below 2005.
But anything can happen, cause target trash talk is way easier than action.
See here and here for an elaboration of this,
Ottawa will delay the release of climate regulations until there is a firm agreement on a global approach and clarity on how the United States intends to regulate emissions – which could take until late 2010,
and the Minister’s comments
“In the absence of an international understanding, and in [...]
A senior federal cabinet minister has added some long awaited clarity on where Canada is going with climate policy in advance of Copenhagen,
“I don’t think we’ve been ambiguous on this issue…”
(here)
This picture, and indeed the whole federal policy, is eerily paralleling the Bush administrations bold forays into climate policy … see post here
As [...]
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