BASHIR GOTH, Somalia/UAE
Climate Campaign a Farce
The 'global warming campaign' is just a desperate attempt to keep developing countries from gaining economic power. more »Post a Comment
SWAMINATHAN AIYAR, India
Global Warming Is Science, Not Sin
The world's blind focus on reducing the "sin" of carbon emissions ignores the better solutions we might find if we were more creative. more »Post a Comment
THOMAS KLEINE-BROCKHOFF, Germany
Negotiations Weak, Too Easily Derailed
The Bali negotiations gutted proposals of everything of substance. Maybe flexible formulas or climate clubs are our best hope for a real solution. more »Post a Comment
MIRIAM LEITAO, Brazil
Emissions Don't Equal Development
Emerging countries are wrong to act as though they have to protect their right to carbon emissions so that they can guarantee their own development. more »Post a Comment
ALI ETTEFAGH, Iran
Enough of Our Tribal World View
Negotiating about climate change via yesterday's diplomatic system won't solve tomorrow's problems. more »Post a Comment
DAOUD KUTTAB, Palestine
Cairo's Win-Win Solution
Cairo has greatly improved its smog problem by being realistic: convincing drivers they'll benefit from switching to natural gas. more »Post a Comment
ANWER SHER, United Arab Emirates
Don't Want to Lead? Get Out of the Way
Let countries who want to act move forward first - don't waste effort on rogue nations that won't cooperate anyway. more »Post a Comment
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Jeffrey Frankel, Harvard University (U.S.)
Strengthen Kyoto | more »
Axel Michaelowa, Perspectives Climate Change (Germany)
Create 'Climate Clubs' | more »
David G. Victor, Stanford University (U.S.)
Let Countries Handle It | More »
Warwick J. McKibbin, Australian National University (Australia) and Peter J. Wilcoxen, Syracuse University (U.S.)
Research More Creative Solutions | More »
Scott Barrett, Johns Hopkins University (U.S.)
Be Realistic | More »
William A. Pizer, Resources for the Future (U.S.)
Enforce the Laws We Already Have
"Regardless of all these talkfests on environmental security, the world community needs to focus on implementing regulations that are already on the books." - Pranay Gupte more »
Don't Blame the Victim
"Some fairness towards developing countries is in order here, however painful it may be for the West. (I know, who cares about fairness, that old British…?)" - JRLR more »
How Times Have Changed
"I'm just old enough to remember when the media was proposing ideas to prevent the inevitable ice age; like dropping nuclear bombs on Antarctica to melt the ice. How ridiculous does that sound now?" - Tim more »
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