Expecting China and India to make massive emission cuts for little benefit puts the Copenhagen meeting on a sure path to being another lost opportunity. Yet, at the same time, the Chinese and Indian challenge could be the impetus we need to change direction, end our obsession with reducing emissions, and focus instead on research and development, which would be smarter and cheaper – and would actually make a difference.
几十年的会谈没有对碳排放产生任何冲击。期望中国和印度在受益很小的情况下进行大规模的碳排放减排，会将哥本哈根会议置于一条肯定是另一个失去的机会的道路之上。然而，与此同时，中国和印度带来的挑战可以变成我们改变方向，结束我们对减少排放的沉迷以及转而关注研发的推动力——关注研发更为明智而低廉，并且可能实际上带来变化。