Ludwig is well known to be a lover of modern art, especially of Andy Warhol, who famously said that “art is what you can get away with.” Consequently, he was delighted to see that Australia obviously sha
res this love; they clearly had this quote in mind during the global stocktake informals yesterday. However, equity is not whatever you can get away with. In the context of these negotiations, it always means equity between countries (think CBDRRC and national circumstances), and thus equity in process. Participation alone is not enough for us to consider the stocktake as being conducted “in the light of equity,” as mandated by the Paris Agreement.
