Guardian
Now we know what happened behind the closed doors. Surprise? Hardly so.
It is interesting to notice that the deniers in both USA and China think that "climate change" is a conspiracy against their own country. Now it is CHINA that wrecked the negotiation, so will Chinese government be a friend to those climate change deniers in USA? What will be their reactions? Hail the wisdom of Chinese? I won't bet on it.
My take from the article:
The "democratic" leaders more inclined to bend to short-term political calculations, not the long term national interest, than leaders from China, who pay little attention to "voters" sentiment. At the same time, Chinese leaders not really ready to take the burden of being a world leader / empire.
Above all, Obama needed to be able to demonstrate to the Senate that he could deliver China in any global climate regulation framework, so conservative senators could not argue that US carbon cuts would further advantage Chinese industry. With midterm elections looming, Obama and his staff also knew that Copenhagen would be probably their only opportunity to go to climate change talks with a strong mandate. This further strengthened China's negotiating hand, ...
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