It's the poor who will
pay for Copenhagen's circus
MORE people attend UN conferences than make a meaningful contribution, but even by UN standards delegates are describing the Copenhagen climate conference as a circus.
Twenty-odd thousand green activists predominantly from developed countries are overwhelming the 8000 government officials and demanding meetings with delegations so they can push their proposals into any final agreement.
A motley crew of negotiators representing Bangladesh, Bolivia, Ghana and India have put into technology transfer negotiating texts the scrapping of intellectual property rights necessary to attract private investment in the development of climate-friendly technologies that are needed to cut emissions.
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If it wasn't serious it would be a laugh. I just wonder how many of the two sides can read a bus time-table?
The first item on the agenda of any climate change conference should be the pollution emitted by Northern Rail's antique rolling stock on the Preston to Blackpool South line.
ReplyDeleteIt is well seen that no Politician or Blackpool's well heeled Councillors travel on it!!!