Copenhagen
I sometimes feel that we have given to much emphasis to the man made element of climate change, giving the impression that maybe it might not happen if we change our lifestyle.
I think negotiations would have been easier if it had been accepted from the very beginning that climate does change, of which the Sahara Desert, the Black Sea, and the English Channel are obvious reminders. There will be climate change and some countries already low lying will be seriously affected. Money will be needed to help the poorest countries and this will have to come from the richer. The bill is for certain, the glaciers are melting, the change is happening.
Reducing carbon emissions might reduce the impact and lessen the damage. It will make the bill smaller. The argument put round that way might appeal more to the Americans.