George Bush key to green future

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The grand irony of Copenhagen is that the best hope for a genuine agreement on climate change between the developed and the developing world now lies in George W. Bush’s Major Economies Forum, not in the UN process.

The forum, which was convened by Bush on September 27, 2007 and which has been continued by President Barack Obama, brings together the 17 key states in the global climate change arena. Australia won a place at the table under the Howard government and has continued its place under the Rudd government.

Significantly, China, India and the US along with Europe, Russia, Brazil and Indonesia are members of the forum.

It is this body which offers the best way forward for Australia and the world on climate action. However, if the forum is to be the venue for real climate action there are three key lessons which must be learnt from Copenhagen. First, it is time to speak plainly and acknowledge failure. Copenhagen was a step backward, not forward.

The Australian