Chinese Whispers

There are rumours going round that China are working on something big concerning carbon emissions. Whatever it is, isn't likely to be finalised for 2 or 3 months but there's a possibility of an announcement at the Cancun Climate Conference that starts next week.

If, as the rumours suggest, the Chinese are planning to put their Copenhagen Accord pledge (to cut CO2 emissions by 40-45% against 2005 levels by 2020) into law, that could be a major boost for the conference and may trigger a whole series of similar commitments.

Fingers crossed.

More background here.