That sinking feeling Just like at Kyoto, the US and EU are ready to make back-room deals that leave out the concerns of the South. Its time for the G77 to speak up.
Nobody needs a fair and effective treaty more than the South, but they arent getting it.
They should tell the North to listen, or go home. The French President called for equity during his opening speech in the Haque. Carving the carbon cake NGOs literally cut up a carbon cake and distrbuted crumbs to the G77 president while the US delegates refused to accept their overwhelming portion. The financial mechnism of the treaty is likely to be a sticking point but the US and the EU are delaying and diverting until the last minute. While CDM has been touted as the solution to all climate negotiation problems the reality is much different.