“The Europeans are still feeling bruised, and think Copenhagen was pretty much a disaster. The Chinese and Americans tend to be pleased about avoiding a total breakdown in the talks and think it was useful to get a statement of principles to build on. The point of the meeting was to get a deal that might stand some chance of meeting scientific advice on climate change, not an outcome that could be spun to save politicians’ faces.”
Gideon Rachman “In Stockholm, thinking about Copenhagen”
Financial Times January 23rd 2010
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