Copenhagen_NP1 's_GE surprising_JJ gain_NN1 for_IF climate_NN1 Two_MC weeks_NNT2 ago_RA ,_, representatives_NN2 from_II nearly_RR 200_MC countries_NN2 flew_VVD to_II Copenhagen_NP1 to_TO hammer_VVI out_RP an_AT1 agreement_NN1 to_TO limit_VVI the_AT emissions_NN2 that_CST cause_VV0 global_JJ warming_NN1 ._. 
Now_CS21 that_CS22 the_AT carbon-heavy_JJ contrails_NN2 of_IO the_AT diplomats_NN2 '_GE jets_NN2 have_VH0 cleared_VVN from_II Copenhagen_NP1 's_GE airspace_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ clear_JJ that_CST while_CS they_PPHS2 failed_VVD to_TO make_VVI history_NN1 ,_, the_AT modest_JJ three-page_JJ unsigned_JJ Copenhagen_NP1 Accord_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 surprisingly_RR futuristic_JJ document_NN1 ._. 
Personally_RR engineered_VVN by_II the_AT leaders_NN2 of_IO the_AT next_MD century_NNT1 's_GE economic_JJ powerhouses_NN2 --_JJ China_NP1 ,_, India_NP1 ,_, Brazil_NP1 ,_, South_NP1 Africa_NP1 and_CC the_AT United_NP1 States_NP1 --_NN1 the_AT accord_NN1 suggests_VVZ a_AT1 new_JJ style_NN1 of_IO diplomacy_NN1 ,_, and_CC (_( happily_RR )_) a_AT1 possible_JJ mainstreaming_NN1 of_IO environmental_JJ standards_NN2 as_CSA conditions_NN2 of_IO trade_NN1 rather_II21 than_II22 a_AT1 boutique_NN1 environmental_JJ issue_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB we_PPIS2 have_VH0 a_AT1 long_JJ way_NN1 to_TO go_VVI ,_, and_CC the_AT United_NP1 States_NP1 needs_VVZ to_TO show_VVI more_DAR leadership_NN1 ._. 
In_II hindsight_NN1 ,_, the_AT idea_NN1 that_CST nearly_RR 200_MC countries_NN2 could_VM hold_VVI a_AT1 diplomatic_JJ Olympics_NN2 in_II a_AT1 freezing_JJ northern_JJ city_NN1 to_TO create_VVI an_AT1 agreement_NN1 that_CST would_VM cause_VVI virtually_RR everyone_PN1 pain_NN1 ,_, but_CCB contain_VV0 global_JJ warming_NN1 to_II a_AT1 certain_JJ number_NN1 of_IO degrees_NN2 ,_, was_VBDZ probably_RR politically_RR ,_, scientifically_RR and_CC practically_RR naive_JJ ._. 
The_AT Rio_NP1 and_CC Kyoto_NP1 summits_NN2 were_VBDR based_VVN on_II an_AT1 old_JJ world_NN1 order_NN1 where_CS post-colonial_JJ and_CC post-communist_JJ states_NN2 seemed_VVD locked_VVN out_II21 of_II22 development_NN1 ._. 
In_II 1992_MC ,_, neither_RR China_NP1 nor_CC India_NP1 's_VBZ per_RR21 capita_RR22 Gross_JJ Domestic_JJ Product_NN1 topped_VVD $400_NNU and_CC the_AT German_JJ Mark_NP1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 major_JJ currency_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB by_II 2006_MC China_NP1 's_GE GDP_NN1 had_VHD grown_VVN to_II more_DAR than_CSN $2,000_NNU per_RR21 capita_RR22 ,_, and_CC India_NP1 's_VBZ to_II more_DAR than_CSN $800_NNU ,_, while_CS the_AT Mark_NP1 has_VHZ ceased_VVN to_TO exist_VVI ._. 
China_NP1 ,_, India_NP1 and_CC Brazil_NP1 hardly_RR enjoy_VV0 the_AT riches_NN2 of_IO the_AT West_ND1 ,_, but_CCB their_APPGE hurly-burly_NN1 development_NN1 paths_NN2 will_VM determine_VVI whether_CSW the_AT careful_JJ carbon_NN1 budgets_NN2 sketched_VVD out_RP in_II the_AT mature_JJ economies_NN2 of_IO the_AT European_JJ Union_NN1 will_VM succeed_VVI or_CC fail_VVI to_TO control_VVI the_AT warming_JJ atmosphere_NN1 ._. 
So_RR it_PPH1 was_VBDZ fortuitous_JJ that_CST Barack_NP1 Obama_NP1 apparently_RR stumbled_VVD into_II a_AT1 meeting_NN1 between_II the_AT heads_NN2 of_IO China_NP1 ,_, India_NP1 ,_, Brazil_NP1 and_CC South_NP1 Africa_NP1 and_CC set_VVD about_RP trying_VVG to_TO create_VVI a_AT1 written_JJ accord_NN1 on_II the_AT fly_NN1 ._. 
Though_CS the_AT details_NN2 of_IO the_AT accord_NN1 are_VBR sketchy_JJ ,_, it_PPH1 is_VBZ enormously_RR encouraging_JJ that_CST it_PPH1 was_VBDZ written_VVN by_II the_AT heads_NN2 of_IO state_VV0 themselves_PPX2 ._. 
Climate_NN1 has_VHZ long_RR been_VBN a_AT1 boutique_NN1 issue_NN1 ,_, the_AT province_NN1 of_IO younger_JJR diplomats_NN2 from_II smaller_JJR ,_, wealthier_JJR nations_NN2 ._. 
So_RR the_AT presence_NN1 of_IO five_MC leaders_NN2 representing_VVG more_DAR than_CSN 3_MC billion_NNO people_NN at_II the_AT negotiating_NN1 table_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 dramatic_JJ swing_NN1 toward_II global_JJ relevance_NN1 As_CSA emerging_JJ economies_NN2 become_VV0 powerful_JJ ,_, we_PPIS2 may_VM see_VVI more_DAR of_IO this_DD1 personalized_JJ diplomacy_NN1 ,_, and_CC we_PPIS2 can_VM hope_VVI that_CST such_DA busy_JJ people_NN ,_, most_DAT of_IO whom_PNQO have_VH0 to_TO answer_VVI to_II a_AT1 public_NN1 ,_, will_VM abandon_VVI some_DD of_IO the_AT ideological_JJ struggles_NN2 of_IO the_AT past_NN1 ._. 
One_MC1 hopeful_JJ sign_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT accord_NN1 's_GE pragmatic_JJ agreement_NN1 to_TO pay_VVI countries_NN2 to_TO prevent_VVI deforestation_NN1 ._. 
Reversing_VVG one_MC1 of_IO the_AT Kyoto_NP1 Protocol_NN1 's_GE failures_NN2 ,_, which_DDQ perversely_RR rewarded_VVN countries_NN2 for_IF planting_VVG trees_NN2 but_CCB not_XX for_IF protecting_VVG them_PPHO2 ,_, this_DD1 is_VBZ precisely_RR the_AT kind_NN1 of_IO big_JJ picture_NN1 cooperation_NN1 between_II developed_JJ and_CC developing_JJ economies_NN2 that_CST is_VBZ needed_VVN to_TO make_VVI a_AT1 dent_NN1 in_II global_JJ emissions_NN2 ._. 
(_( See_VV0 Robert_NP1 Stavins_NP2 '_GE careful_JJ dissection_NN1 of_IO the_AT whole_JJ accord_NN1 at_II Harvard_NP1 's_GE Belfer_NN1 Center_NN1 ._. )_) 
Reading_VVG between_II the_AT lines_NN2 of_IO the_AT agreement_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 appears_VVZ that_DD1 carbon_NN1 is_VBZ set_VVN to_TO become_VVI just_RR another_DD1 part_NN1 of_IO bilateral_JJ and_CC regional_JJ trade_NN1 agreements_NN2 ,_, which_DDQ could_VM be_VBI a_AT1 very_RG good_JJ thing_NN1 ._. 
While_CS we_PPIS2 have_VH0 few_DA2 global_JJ agreements_NN2 (_( And_CC how_RRQ could_VM we_PPIS2 ,_, when_CS the_AT Venezuelan_JJ representative_NN1 is_VBZ willing_JJ to_TO theatrically_RR cut_VVI her_APPGE hand_NN1 to_TO demonstrate_VVI how_RGQ rich_JJ countries_NN2 are_VBR spilling_VVG the_AT blood_NN1 of_IO the_AT poor_JJ ?_? )_) we_PPIS2 do_VD0 have_VHI many_DA2 regional_JJ agreements_NN2 like_II NATO_NP1 ,_, NAFTA_NP1 ,_, and_CC the_AT WTO_NN1 ,_, in_II which_DDQ member_NN1 countries_NN2 readily_RR shoulder_VV0 their_APPGE responsibilities_NN2 in_II31 return_II32 for_II33 admission_NN1 to_II the_AT group_NN1 ._. 
The_AT accord_NN1 suggested_VVD that_CST developed_JJ countries_NN2 will_VM have_VHI their_APPGE emissions_NN2 independently_RR verified_VVN while_CS developing_JJ countries_NN2 will_VM measure_VVI theirs_PPGE internally_RR ,_, "_" subject_II21 to_II22 international_JJ verification_NN1 and_CC analysis_NN1 ._. "_" 
This_DD1 sounds_VVZ wishy-washy_JJ to_II some_DD ,_, but_CCB if_CS meeting_VVG environmental_JJ standards_NN2 becomes_VVZ a_AT1 given_JJ part_NN1 of_IO regional_JJ and_CC international_JJ trade_NN1 agreements_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 normal_JJ part_NN1 of_IO doing_VDG trade_NN1 ,_, then_RT the_AT battle_NN1 will_VM have_VHI been_VBN won_VVN by_II a_AT1 different_JJ route_NN1 ._. 
In_II any_DD case_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ now_RT possible_JJ to_TO monitor_VVI carbon_NN1 emissions_NN2 remotely_RR (_( as_CSA MIT_NP1 's_GE Technology_NN1 Review_NN1 points_VVZ out_RP )_) and_CC many_DA2 U.S._NP1 and_CC European_JJ companies_NN2 also_RR monitor_VV0 the_AT environmental_JJ behavior_NN1 of_IO their_APPGE overseas_JJ suppliers_NN2 ._. 
The_AT more_DAR carbon_NN1 migrates_VVZ from_II the_AT front_JJ pages_NN2 of_IO our_APPGE newspapers_NN2 and_CC into_II national_JJ and_CC corporate_JJ spreadsheets_NN2 ,_, the_AT better_JJR off_II the_AT atmosphere_NN1 will_VM be_VBI ._. 
Ideally_RR ,_, managing_JJ carbon_NN1 emissions_NN2 ,_, like_II managing_VVG a_AT1 currency_NN1 ,_, will_VM become_VVI something_PN1 that_CST responsible_JJ states_NN2 and_CC companies_NN2 just_RR do_VD0 ._. 
