COP 30

Thoughts on COP30

What have we learned about the future of climate negotiations?

we can only expect incremental progress from the U.N. unless or until China takes a leadership role, particularly while the U.S. is also on the sideline.  Incremental progress is better than no progress, obviously. But we’re going to have to look elsewhere for productive international action. 

Basically, that’s going to have to rely on something less than the international consensus that drives COP.  That means doubling down on some other options:  bilateral climate agreements between countries, action by coalitions of interested countries, and subnational agreements including states, provinces, and cities around the world. 

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