The United Nations Climate Change Conference is taking place in Copenhagen, Denmark December 7- 18. What are some of the major implications we can expect following this landmark meeting? How do you anticipate the outcomes to impact business and consumers behavior? What do you want to see come out of these meetings?
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Posted on : December 7th, 2009 | By : Janet Dean | In : UN Climate Change Conference
Regretfully, I don’t expect much to come from COP15 (The United Nations Climate Change Conference). In order to sway other emissions-heavy nations like China, the United States needs to commit to some major changes in our carbon emission goals and I don’t believe the Kerry-Boxer Senate bill is going to allow for that—the United States is far too committed to industry and the economy and anything that disturbs the status quo too much or threatens future campaign support is not likely to pass. Of course, bi-partisan backers of the bill in insist they can agree on terms now that will pass in February 2010, thus enabling U.S. negotiators some guidelines to work with at COP15, but I’m not convinced.
Regarding the impact of the outcome on business and consumer behavior, I don’t think there will be an impact for some time. The wheels of progress on something this huge will move very slowly, I predict. Of course, both businesses and consumers will eventually have to adapt to certain changes that I can’t predict but my hope is that there will be major developments in carbon reduction-oriented industries that will boost the economy and create new jobs to the degree that consumers won’t be adversely affected.
