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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHalfway Through Paris... And a Very Long Way from World-Saving Deal
http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/12/05/halfway-through-paris-and-very-long-way-world-saving-dealby
Jon Queally
"At the core of this failure are the obstinate negotiating positions of the US and other Global North governments who are bent on deregulating the global rules applying to them and advancing the financial needs of big business over the survival needs of people." Tamar Lawrence-Samuel, Corporate Accountability International
"Not only are we seeing an ambition deficit, but we are seeing a fundamental lack of justice." Asad Rehman, Friends of the Earth International
"The lack of progress in the halls is in complete contrast with the vibrancy and creativity of people on the streets and in alternative gatherings throughout Paris." Lucy Cadena, Friends of the Earth International
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I suppose the money grubbers are planning on big profits when the climate change shit hits the fan.
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Halfway Through Paris... And a Very Long Way from World-Saving Deal (Original Post)
JEB
Dec 2015
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Know Thy Enemy - Oligarchs, Corporations, Banks And Their Media Minions And MIC Henchmen
cantbeserious
Dec 2015
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cantbeserious
(13,039 posts)1. Know Thy Enemy - Oligarchs, Corporations, Banks And Their Media Minions And MIC Henchmen
All are inimical to equitable solutions since money and profit are their only motivators.
From The Article
The enemies of a decent deal know they have one week to kill words in the text that commit the world to full decarbonization,'" said Martin Kaiser, head of the international climate negotiations for Greenpeace. "They know that would set us on a path towards 100% renewables by the middle of the century. Those regressive forces will fight instead for words that call for a 'low emission transformation,' knowing that such a watered down phrase will do almost nothing to keep fossil fuels in the ground."
http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/12/05/halfway-through-paris-and-very-long-way-world-saving-deal
JEB
(4,748 posts)2. ab-so-fucking-lutely. nt