The Economist, “Let’s agree to agree”
November 19, 2009
Barack Obama and others admit that Copenhagen will at most produce only an outline climate agreement. But that would be a lot better than nothing
“A number of climate-watchers in Washington breathed a sigh of relief when Barack Obama and Lars Lokke Rasmussen said what everyone involved had long known. Not only will Mr Obama now not sign a bill before Copenhagen; the Senate is not even expected to vote on one. But at least that means that the several committees that get a crack at the bill will be allowed to get on with their work…“