As for Copenhagen; while I am probably a bit more pessimistic than many here at 3P, I’d have to take exception to an agreement reached at COP15 as being “too little too late.” What’s the alternative? Clearly we are well behind the eight ball in terms of dealing with climate disruption, but dismissing a positive outcome this December is merely too little too late goes beyond even my pessimism!
There are many issues being hammered out right now, and hopefully at least some start to an agreement can be reached in Copenhagen. The CDM, technology transfer, emissions targets, deforestation, and the list goes on. We must, in my opinion, resist the notion these issues cannot be addressed and push forward in spite of the difficulties and “dark clouds.” Failing in Copenhagen is not an option.
While it is likely that there will be much left to hammer out come January, I agree with Chu that Copenhagen is not an end point, but the beginning of how the world finally manages to cope with climate and the consequences of our modern society. “Too little too late” seems, for me, to guarantee failure.