Latest comments posted about Bali’s elusive victory on ChinaDialogue en-gb http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/1742-Bali-s-elusive-victory- http://staging.chinadialogue.net/images/cdlogo.gif http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/1742-Bali-s-elusive-victory- It is really difficult to reach a workable agreement on issues concerning individual responsibility and common interest. A possible path of success looks like: it's better for a handful of responsible nations to agree on a framework first, then talk other nations into subscribing to it. Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:36:44 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1742#comment-7102 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1742#comment-7102 Recent reports of greenhouse gas intensity increasing at a rate of 3.3% per year provide the strongest basis for the radical view that it is too late to "fix" the climate change problem. In the past, the world has averaged around 1.5% increase per year. The doubling of this rate is a testament to how poorly the international community has been in implementing climate change mitigation response. The world is burning more coal today than at any period in history. Still, I feel it is important to pursue measures that lower human impacts on climate. Particularly, with regards to assisting developing nations to develop in a sustainable manner. A huge advantage of developing late is that you can utilize the latest technology and learn from the mistakes of earlier developed nations. For example, the US has developed in a manner that encourages intense commuting form the suburbs to the cities. Many Americans travel over 100 miles per day in commute to work and are realizing a serious impact from increased fuel costs. Developing nations can learn from this mistake by developing sustainable transportation mechanisms that connect cities and suburbs in order to provide alternative options for commuters. These types of lessons should be taken seriously regardless of whether or not it is too late to prevent certain impacts of climate change. CU Nappo Sun, 02 Mar 2008 13:56:33 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1742#comment-7098 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1742#comment-7098 When it comes to coping with climate change, the issue of equality should apply both internationally as well as domestically. Within big nations in particular, different sections of the population should shoulder varied responsibility. The problem next is how to split the responsibility among them. Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:58:00 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1742#comment-7084 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1742#comment-7084