New York Times: This piece takes the long view in gauging efforts to stem global warming and its impacts using the tools of diplomacy. It is not about the details of the outcome of climate treaty talks that concluded yesterday in Lima, Peru. (Heres what parties sought; heres the final sketchy result.)
Below, Ill explain why I see recent shifts in the process as a good thing, despite and, in fact, because of the lack of specifics. Ill also post some thoughts from a batch of longtime climate-policy analysts...