Tianjin Talks Stumbling - China, Brazil Refusing To Even Discuss Legal Framework For Emisssions Cuts

TIANJIN, China, Ocober 8, 2010 (ENS) - United Nations talks on climate change in the Chinese port city of Tianjin are nearing a close with no clear consensus yet in sight. The meeting is aimed at laying the groundwork for progress at the UN's annual climate change summit that opens in Cancun, Mexico on November 29.

Chinese and Brazilian officials have balked at discussing the legal framework for a further set of emissions reductions under the Kyoto Protocol after the first commitment period expires at the end of 2012.

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Another of the major sticking points at the Tianjin meeting and meetings earlier this year is whether or not there should even be binding targets to reduce emissions. Beijing refuses to commit to targets because it says it is still a developing nation, and the United States still does not have greenhouse gas reduction legislation.

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At the Cancun negotiations, the U.S. will reaffirm its plan to reduce emissions tied to global warming about 17 percent by 2020, Stern told reporters after a September Major Economies Forum, a meeting of the world's largest greenhouse gas emitters. Exactly how that will be accomplished has not yet been determined, Stern acknowledged.

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http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/oct2010/2010-10-08-01.html

And where it stops, nobody will live long enough to find out.

*Cadence sacrificed for accuracy.

> Exactly how that will be accomplished has not yet been determined

Step 1: Discuss emissions reductions

Step 2: ?

Step 3: Profit!

C'mon, I've only left one step for you to do ...