Climatron: Personal Blog of Kyle Vandercamp

Yve De Boer: Copenhagen wasn't what I had hoped it to be

Look at this guy – compassionate, smart, deeply concerned by the petty squabbles of politicians young and old, that must have seemed all the more onerous in the shadow of years of inaction and inertia and avoidance of effective measures to reduce the world’s CO2 emissions.

What a job he would have had sleeping at night, if he took his job seriously. And by all accounts, he certainly did. De Boer’s stepping down in July and will focus on getting the world of business and industry to make the changes the politicians are failing to. “Copenhagen did not provide us with a clear agreement in legal terms, but the political commitment and sense of direction towards a low-emissions world are overwhelming… This calls for new partnerships with the business sectors, and I now have the chance to help make this happen.”

Well good luck with that Yve, here’s hoping you make something out of it.