Bloomberg: Rigid rules and emissions targets may hinder efforts to draft a new climate treaty by 2015, the lead U.S. envoy said, calling for a more flexible approach for nations to set individual goals.
Rigidity is a potential roadblock, U.S. Special Envoy on Climate Change Todd Stern said today in a speech at the policy-analysis group Chatham House in London. While a system of strict rules and compliance might sound good on paper, it would almost certainly depress the ambition of commitments and limit...