One common consensus reached by all parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is that global warming is happening and needs to be addressed. However, with this is the dilemma of how to set standards that are common yet differentiated. For instance, should nations like China that currently out-produce the United States limit their emissions because of a common obligation or should the United States bare the burden because of historical emissions data? Issues like these are extremely difficult, which is why the Common But Differentiated Paper aims to analyze the different stances and propose solutions that will hopefully be reached at the 15th Conference of the Parties in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Tags: common but differentiated, common but differentiated responsibilities
