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Süddeutsche Zeitung: Altering traditional climate diplomacy

By Rebecca Bertram

The Munich-based daily newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung reports on the political and diplomatic dynamics during the last hours of the UN climate negotiations on Bali.

The article (in German) outlines the dynamics during the last hours of the Bali negotiations. As traditional diplomacy no longer seemed able to produce results, the Bali strategy became a game of “name and blame.”

E3G’s Jennifer Morgan was quoted in this regard, saying:

There exists a whole gang of states eager to slow down the process of reaching an agreement wherever they possibly can. Will President Bush really risk being blamed for its failure? Probably not. The international community must therefore isolate those who continue to sabotage climate protection.”