… By Saleemul Huq , Achala Chandani and Simon Anderson Before COP15 there was widespread optimism that even if the outcome was not … with something they could present as a deal. Towards the end of the COP15 negotiations, the talks were going on in two completely separate … of leadership. It was a failure of powerful leaders to realise that COP15 was not about money or politics but about the future security of …