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Copenhagen needs a strong lead negotiator

Nature volume 461, pages 1056–1057 (2009)Cite this article

Reaching an international climate agreement requires someone with exceptional skill, knowledge and diplomacy, says Kyoto chair Raúl Estrada-Oyuela.

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) currently involves 192 governments, making negotiation a major exercise in diplomacy. To come to an agreement, the process needs a well established leader who is fair, forceful, committed and well informed on the subject under debate and on the aspirations and bottom lines of all parties.

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  1. Raúl Estrada-Oyuela spent 42 years as a diplomat for Argentina. He has now retired in Buenos Aires. eoy@estrada-oyuela.com.ar ,

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