redwinter
23rd December 2009, 19:12
This is an analysis from Revolution newspaper on the accord that came out of the Copenhagen conference:
Copenhagen Climate Summit Accord: A Crime Against the Planet
by Orpheus
The Copenhagen UN Summit talks on climate change are over and their message to the earth and humanity are clear: Drop Dead.
The accord that came out of this meeting was first called “an important (though modest) step” by U.S. and European Union leaders—despite the fact that no commitments of any kind were made to cut greenhouse gas emissions responsible for global warming. A day later this farce of an agreement was being hailed by spokespeople as a “great step” and an “unprecedented accomplishment.” This is a complete cover-up and sham.
Barack Obama, who was in Copenhagen for all of 4 hours, and other U.S. officials rammed this agreement through at the last minute when the summit was facing breakdown. This summit was contentious. Poor nations had walked out of the meeting at one point due to the lack of any commitment to cut emissions by the main producers of greenhouse gases and other issues. Repeated mass protests outside of where the talks were held punctuated the atmosphere and broke into the international spotlight.
Continue reading:
http://www.revcom.us/a/187/copenhagen_orpheus-en.html
Copenhagen Climate Summit Accord: A Crime Against the Planet
by Orpheus
The Copenhagen UN Summit talks on climate change are over and their message to the earth and humanity are clear: Drop Dead.
The accord that came out of this meeting was first called “an important (though modest) step” by U.S. and European Union leaders—despite the fact that no commitments of any kind were made to cut greenhouse gas emissions responsible for global warming. A day later this farce of an agreement was being hailed by spokespeople as a “great step” and an “unprecedented accomplishment.” This is a complete cover-up and sham.
Barack Obama, who was in Copenhagen for all of 4 hours, and other U.S. officials rammed this agreement through at the last minute when the summit was facing breakdown. This summit was contentious. Poor nations had walked out of the meeting at one point due to the lack of any commitment to cut emissions by the main producers of greenhouse gases and other issues. Repeated mass protests outside of where the talks were held punctuated the atmosphere and broke into the international spotlight.
Continue reading:
http://www.revcom.us/a/187/copenhagen_orpheus-en.html