Destination Copenhagen

摘要

With the UN Climate Change Conference only 45 days away, the News and Opinion sections tackle the key negotiation points. The latest developments [News p. 1034] are not encouraging, with the gulf between rich and poor nations seeming as great as ever. In Opinion, Rajendra Pachauri, chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, comments on the Indian negotiation stance [page 1054]. India aims to be constructive, says Pachauri, and hopes to get credit for taking domestic actions even though it does not accept mandatory emissions limits.