For a long time now, multilateral negotiations about climate change have been no match for climate change. The United Nations conference in Lima followed that tradition, though it did signal the promise of progress in several notable directions.
Under the Lima agreement, countries get an “invitation” to submit targets of their own choosing, by a date that suits them. (Next spring would be nice, for “those Parties ready to do so.”) And if any countries are feeling especially cooperative, they “may include” quantifiable information — for example, a base year of comparison, “time frames and/or periods for implementation,” and maybe even some details about how they’ll achieve those reductions.
To paraphrase: If any nation would like to set a target for reducing its greenhouse gas emissions, it has the world’s permission to do so
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