Radio New Zealand reported to day that, at the half way point, negotiations at the Bali Climate Change Conference were on track. That is good news as climate change can only be averted if we have a global solution - New Zealand with only 0.15% of global emissions can't solve this problem alone. It is therefore with consternation that we read on CNN a report which suggests that things may not be as rosy in the discussions as the Indonesian chair has indicated. According to CNN developing countries led by China squabbled with the West over mandatory emission cuts at the Bali climate change conference.
As China is now the world's greatest emitter, and as other developing countries such as India are not far behind, how are we going to reduce global emissions without key developing countries adopting binding targets?
Canada and Japan seem to be agreeing with The Hive - according to Newspost India "In closed-door meetings Saturday, Canada and Japan were reported to have reiterated their position that major developing countries such as China, India, Brazil and South Africa should make legally binding commitments to cap their GHG emissions before they would agree to do the same in a post-2012 world." The same report suggests that India and other developing countries are indeed opposed to making commitments.
