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After Copenhagen

By Sara on February 10th, 2010

Here you can find an interesting video showing the US perspective of the recent COP15 meeting in Copenhagen.
from: Center of American Progress

Timeline:
• 08:10 Stern begins speech
• 26:40 speech ends, Q&A begins. First question: What is the process for climate negotiations in 2010?
• 30:15 What is the effect of the lack of U.S. climate legislation on international negotiations?
• 33:00 What is the role of heads of state in climate negotiations in 2010?
• 33:40 Do we need a new forum for climate negotiations?
• 35:50 Can we reach a binding climate agreement in 2010?
• 37:56 What has been the impact on international negotiations and on U.S. domestic legislation by the loss of credibility of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on climate change – the scientific panel)?
• 41:00 What are China’s preferences between the Copenhagen Accord, the Kyoto Protocol track under UNFCCC, and the Long-Term Cooperative Actions track under UNFCCC?
• 44:00 END Q&A. Begin panel discussion that does not include Todd Stern.
• 1:22:00 End of video