Sent to me by reader, Eric Rohrs.
Here's his analysis:
Hi Dr. Barnett,Here's the opening para's of the piece:
Just wanted to draw your attention to this agreement:
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If it proves not to be just window-dressing, but rather a serious attempt at greenhouse emission reductions, I'd say this is excellent proof of your idea that the U.S. will be closer to New Core nations in the future.
Also, I find it very hopeful because of the concord shown here between the U.S. and China, which is no doubt immensely frustrating to many Cold Worriers. Between this, the mini-devaluation of the yuan, and the return of North Korea to the disarmament talks, it looks more and more like the Bush Administration is getting serious about dealing with China (I hope).
These events, along with the passage of CAFTA, have made it a very good week for shrinking the Gap, all things considered!
Pact halves emissions by the next centuryI'd say my reader did a seriously astute piece of blogging.
By Connie Levett, Louise Dodson and Cynthia Banham in Vientiane
July 29, 2005
Clean energy projects aimed at halving greenhouse gas emissions by the end of the century will be financed as part of an international agreement signed by Australia yesterday.
The American-led partnership is a challenge to the Kyoto Protocol, promising co-operation with developing countries and increased use of new technologies to reduce global warming.
The agreement - covering the United States, China, India, Australia, Japan and South Korea - set out a new agenda identifying mutual interest and commercial benefit as keys to a cleaner environment. The details will be negotiated at a meeting in Adelaide in November. The ministerial meeting was expected to set up a joint fund to finance projects aimed at cutting the emissions, the Industry Minister, Ian Macfarlane, said yesterday.
The Foreign Minister, Alexander Downer, insisted the new Asia Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate would "complement and not replace" the Kyoto agreement, which sets specific targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. . .
The reproducible strategic concept just keeps reproducing . . .
My God! What a neat rejoinder to that Cold Worrier admiral!
[Note: I didn't post reader's name because I did this on a whim and didn't have time to ask his permission. Critt: if obtained, please add]
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