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A coherent, baseline platform that ratchets up in intensity every 5 years and forces the hand of domestic politics (rather than simply allowing them to block in
by HiLo 11y ago
A coherent, baseline platform that ratchets up in intensity every 5 years and forces the hand of domestic politics (rather than simply allowing them to block intnl agreements) seems like a positive, I'm not sure why everybody is so entirely cynical.
- vram22 11y ago5 years is way too low a frequency, IMO. Edit: s/to/too
- Brakenshire 11y agoI think that's just about right personally. Any more and it would be too infrequent to be useful. Any less and it would get lost in the noise of the media cycle. It's important when these things happen that there's a sense that the whole world is watching, and international reputations can be impacted depending on how countries behave.
- vram22 11y agoI agree somewhat with this point of yours: >It's important when these things happen that there's a sense that the whole world is watching, and but my reason for saying that every 5 years is too low a frequency, i.e. it should be more frequent, like once in 2 or 3 years, was because 1) a lot can be done in 2 or 3 years, and 2) more importantly, I'd think that reviewing progress (or regress) should not be left for as large a gap as 5 years - so as to be able to either hasten progress or slow/stop regress more often, if needed, considering the huge importance of the issue. Cf. recent live example - Chennai (and Tamil Nadu state) floods in India. Huge damage and loss. I should mention that I am not a climate expert; saying the above as a layman.
- Brakenshire 11y agoYeah, it is a bit difficult to say either way. You could well be right.
- evolve2k 11y ago4 year reporting would have been good, with each country having to publish its report just before the Olympics.
- DrScump 11y agoforces the hand of domestic politics forces? Exactly what consequence will violators suffer (and who judges the violations)? We've seen from Kyoto that promises, especially those not duly ratified, may not mean all that much. Most of these rulers have just pushed the issue beyond their tenure... or lifetimes.