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Nihil

(13,508 posts)
2. Plus ça change, plus c'est la même merde.
Thu May 3, 2012, 05:35 AM
May 2012

Talk about carrots ...

> phasing out fossil fuel subsidies
> a plan to help prevent ocean acidification.
> sustainable development goals
> food security, water and energy

... but only act according to the stick ...

> not expected to produce mandatory targets
> moves to water down a clause
> weakened or dropped after opposition from Japan, the United States and Canada


... and the fix is most definitely in ..

> Informal talks are taking place in New York until Friday to shape the main negotiating text.

What a fucking farce.

Yet another complete waste of time, money & resources - fiddling while the planet burns.


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