Sparks already flying at United Nation's climate talks
Didn't take long for word to get out that the UN climate change talks underway in Valencia, Spain are already bogging down.
The French Press Agency is reporting that, "… there had been by sharp exchanges over what the document should include and whether it should reflect findings published after a cut-off date for new material."
The Australian Age is reporting that the report "… has been watered down as a result of influence from government officials from countries opposed to taking radical action."
We have a copy of the pre-negotiation report and will be comparing it to the final publicly released document to be issued this Saturday, November 17.
Stay tuned.
TAGS: climate change, Emily Murgatroyd, global warming, ipcc synthesis report, john marburger, sharon hayes, valencia spain
Ground rules?
The IPCC cut-off deadline for new information on climate change for their reports seems rather foolish...no, very foolish.
AGW doesn't seem to obeying any sort of "deadline"!?
Is there a valid reason for this or is there a restriction placed on them by politics?
Perhaps they are concerned
Perhaps they are concerned that without a firm deadline release of the reports (and any positive action that might result) would be delayed while material trickled in over time. Or that contributors would be less committed to meeting the deadline. It can be problematic. And material that misses the deadline can always be released independently in journals as "addenda".
I see your point...
I guess that even if some information missed the boat, at least the boat left the dock.