Trade negotiation mindset damages global climate change talks, says Graham

Trade negotiation mindset damages global climate change talks, says Graham
By Pattrick Smellie Dec. 14 (BusinessDesk) - Global efforts to get a new deal to combat climate change are foundering because they are based on the competitive mindset of trade negotiations rather than collaborative problem-solving, says Green Party climate change spokesman Kennedy Graham. Speaking at a Victoria University-hosted briefing on the outcomes of the latest round of global climate change talks in Doha, Graham said trade and climate change required "qualitatively different kinds of negotiations." Trade talks were competitive, sough...