CBDR as diplomatic success ... role of language in diplomacy --- Thanks for the thoughtful observations on CBDR, YingChu and Estefania. The blog you shared, Estefania, makes some interesting points on the language and how US negotiators made sure to introduce some vagueness in UNFCCC art. 3. For me, CBDR is a brilliant example of the diplomacy side of science diplomacy. Science finds the evidence for historic emissions and outlines present day impacts of global warming. CBDR puts this into a negotiated form that is vague enough to be acceptable broadly and then can be depend at later negotiations. This 'game with language' is the contribution of diplomacy.

Source author: Katharina Höne KatharinaH@diplomacy.edu