Saturday, October 31, 2009

The EU is all about Continentalism - Copenhagen will enshrine protectionism.

The EU wants every country to agree to extreme greenhouse gas reductions - so that when those countries don't reach those goals they would be restricted with trade penalties.

The fact that the EU will not commit to a contribution for poor countries exposes the true nature of this diplomatic effort.


Climate change deal under threat as Europe fails to 'put money on the table'


European Union leaders have failed to agree a financial deal for measures to combat climate change, despite a plea from the UN for a breakthrough in negotiations.
 
However, although EU leaders agreed the world should pay around £90 billion a year by 2020, they failed to pledge a certain amount from Europe. Only £45 billion of the global fund would come from public money and the rest would be from the private sector through carbon trading. Read More.

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