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joshcryer

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3. The article at least admits Rio+20 was an abject failure. Too bad it puts on rose colored glasses...

Reply to kristopher (Original post)

Sun Jul 1, 2012, 06:59 PM

Jul 2012

...and pretends that outside of diplomatic treaties we are going to get shit done.

After watching the talks fall to the lowest common denominator, Scherr now believes that the Rio+20 summit marked an end to the central role of multilateral negotiations on sustainability.

I mean, fucking Venezuela of all countries sided with the US at Rio+20. If nothing makes one more cynical than that I don't know what to tell you. You'd think Venezuela would jump off in spite of the US.

Guess what? All this fucking means is that the environmental movement has gone from having a chance at effecting policy to being nothing of portent.

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Rio+20: ‘We Cannot Conflate The Negotiations With What Is Actually Happening On The Ground’ [View all] kristopher Jul 2012 OP

Can you edit this down? XemaSab Jul 2012 #1

Why? kristopher Jul 2012 #2

The article at least admits Rio+20 was an abject failure. Too bad it puts on rose colored glasses... joshcryer Jul 2012 #3

The difference between top-down "command and control" methods and grass roots economic change... kristopher Jul 2012 #4

It's not worth acknowldeging. joshcryer Jul 2012 #5

Sure it is, unless you are a proponent of centralized thermal. kristopher Jul 2012 #7

No, I support decentralization, I simply recognize the system doesn't... joshcryer Jul 2012 #8

Perhaps if you had some inkling of economics you'd make more sense. kristopher Jul 2012 #9

I've been predicting no abatment for 5 years or more now. joshcryer Jul 2012 #10

You haven't predicted anything. kristopher Jul 2012 #11

But you regularly post how "the norms of society" will "be decided by" such things. joshcryer Jul 2012 #12