It would be better if the Copenhagen conference failed and we start again from scratch

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On the point: Wastes the effort put in

Such work would not all be for nothing if the conference fails. Options will have been explored, countries would have a better idea of what the differing parties want from each other.

A lot of time and effort has been put into making this conference work, with lots more on creating a cap and trade system, debating who should pay what, persuading governments to get involved etc. The conference failing would mean that all this work and all the work in the years before in preparation was for nothing.

Yes, because...

 

No, because... Wastes the effort put in

Such work would not all be for nothing if the conference fails. Options will have been explored, countries would have a better idea of what the differing parties want from each other.

 

A lot of time and effort has been put into making this conference work, with lots more on creating a cap and trade system, debating who should pay what, persuading governments to get involved etc. The conference failing would mean that all this work and all the work in the years before in preparation was for nothing.