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Source: China Dialogue Press Release
President George W Bush, referring to addressing common environmental goals on the eve of the Group of Eight (G8) summit in Japan, said:
" ... I also am realistic enough to tell you that if China and India don't share that same aspiration, then we're not going to solve the problem."
But China argues it is up to the United States and other advanced economies to show their commitment to fighting climate change first. With the clock ticking on the efforts to reach a global deal in Copenhagen in December 2009, the stand-off between the US and China is threatening a stalemate.
What does China really think? What climate policies are already in place? How will China react to a new US presidency?
Follow these critical questions on chinadialogue.net's new editorial project, Bali to Copehangen, launched today. Over the next eighteen months, chinadialogue will publish unique bilingual analysis and reporting on Chinese climate policy, climate-related business and the prospects for Chinese participation in a global deal. In Bali to Copenhagen, chinadialogue will cut through the myths and misinformation and offer clear, accessible and unbiased reports on China and climate change.
"The timetable is tight and the outcome is uncertain," said chinadialogue editor Isabel Hilton. "chinadialogue will be following the process closely, explaining issues, introducing the players, tracking the process and exploring the alternatives on the road to Copenhagen."
Wu Changhua, Greater China director of the Climate Group, and an adviser to the project said: "We are now at a critical moment that requires leadership from both government and business leaders, in particular those from major industrialised and developing countries, to come to agreement on a global deal towards a low-carbon future.
"The launch of chinadialogue's Bali to Copenhagen project is expected to play an important role to bridge the gap of understanding between China and other major countries to move the international community towards that agreement."
In Copenhagen next year, delegates from every country will attempt to agree a treaty to replace the Kyoto Protocol when it expires in 2012. Along with the United States, China holds the key to the success of humanity's efforts to prevent catastrophic global warming As China is revealed for the second year running as the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases by volume, what role will China play and what commitments will China take on?
Coverage of the Bali to Copenhagen process on chinadialogue will include:
Briefings from Chinese policy-makers on what form a new global agreement on climate will take, and what role China can play;
Analysis of key issues and country positions in the negotiations, from adaptation and technology transfer to deforestation and historical responsibility;
Bilingual debates on hot topics;
Regular updates from the frontline of climate politics.
