of your souls feelings of grandness and importance. But one has got to be in the midst of such
process to experience the grandeur and the overwhelming magnificence of international policy
making.
The scratching the fine veneer of dashing government delegations and flamboyant speeches
reveals, however, all those well known stubborn positions that have so often been hammered to us
over and over in the media.
reveals, however, all those well known stubborn positions that have so often been hammered to us
over and over in the media.
I think we could summarize the opening of the 15th COP in 4 words: "a call to action". Quoting
Connie Hedegaard, the president of the current Conference of the Parties: "For 2 years, they'd say
next year... next month... but now is NOW.". But if the time to restate well known political positions
is over, as Yvo de Boer, executive-secretary of the Climate Change Convention so fiercely
advocates, will COP15 deliver?
Connie Hedegaard, the president of the current Conference of the Parties: "For 2 years, they'd say
next year... next month... but now is NOW.". But if the time to restate well known political positions
is over, as Yvo de Boer, executive-secretary of the Climate Change Convention so fiercely
advocates, will COP15 deliver?
We'll see to that!
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