Forget National Emission Reduction Targets, How About Personal Ones?

The idea is that emission reductions have more to do with a person's wealth rather than national origin. Photo: Cory Doctorow via flickr Here's an idea that definitely falls into the easier to say than do category: Instead of making national emission reductions the cornerstone of a global climate change agreement, everyone should have a personal emissions target based on their individual footprint. This idea was put forward at the Copenhagen Climate Congress last week by Heleen de Coninck of the Prince...