Against the backdrop of the leaked Danish proposal, the morning turned the attention of participants toward the details of implementation. For developing countries, the question has been "who gets the money?" Among the delegates from developing countries, there appear to be two components to this question. First, which countries get how much of the pool of funds for transition and adaptation? Not surprisingly, there is much discussion on this point. Second, who within the most undeveloped countries get to control the funds received. There is genuine concern among environmentalists that some governments may not use the funds for real climate change initiatives.
For developed countries, there is the difficult question of enforcement. While the early commitments have been significant, there is much discussion on exactly how such commitments can be enforced, and equally importantly, who will enforce them. Recognizing that any accord will likely be the framework for a treaty to be fully crafted over the next six months, there is increased focus on the structures and metrics for enforcement. EU countries are pressing hard for definiteness in commitments together with accountability.
While expectations at COP-15 are higher, the response to the draft Danish proposal has highlighted the real challenges ahead for a meaningful document to which all attending countries can agree. The question for later today will be whether the leaked draft proposal is a document on which signficant edits are made, or whether it is the first iteration of more framework drafts to come. So far, it appears to be the latter.