The conspiracy side of me wonders if this move was completely of the Saudis engineering.  Imagine if you&#x27;re on the Obama administration, you&#x27;re having problems with Putin, and you&#x27;re looking to gain a legacy with major climate legislation.<p>If I was Obama circa several months ago, i&#x27;d send Kerry over to the Saudis, i&#x27;d say &quot;I intend to do everything I can to reduce carbon emissions, people want me to do it, and it needs to be done.  There&#x27;s maybe 20 or 30 real good years left.  Who owns those years is up for grabs, but you&#x27;re in the best position.  Here&#x27;s how we can solve both of our problems.&quot;