Climate Wire reports that the “top climate negotiator” for COP-15 host country Denmark has resigned. Described as “the right hand man” of Environment Minister Connie Hedegaard, this gent apparently left in a dispute with the prime minister over how aggressive any agreement that might emerge from December’s COP should be. That he is Hedegaard’s right-hand man tells you that it was the PM who sought a less unrealistic posture and is meeting fairly predictable pushback from the internal green establishment.

All the resignations in the world aside, we know who wins that one. Of course, in the world of cliamte politics, “realism” is relative.

Regardless, a different if equally senior Danish diplomat has told me that, no matter what, the piece of paper that will be tearfully waved around at the 13th hour as an “historic climate pact” will be spun as “Bretton Woods.” Period. End of story. It. Just. Will.

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