Well, this is kind of unexpected!
Apparently the agreement takes away UN authority in all future negotiations on climate change and abandons Kyoto.
The UN Copenhagen climate talks are in disarray today after
developing countries reacted furiously to leaked documents that show
world leaders will next week be asked to sign an agreement that hands
more power to rich countries and sidelines the UN’s role in all future climate change negotiations.The document is also being interpreted by developing countries as setting unequal limits on per capita carbon emissions
for developed and developing countries in 2050; meaning that people in
rich countries would be permitted to emit nearly twice as much under
the proposals.The so-called Danish text,
a secret draft agreement worked on by a group of individuals known as
“the circle of commitment” but understood to include the UK, US and
Denmark has only been shown to a handful of countries since it was
finalised this week.The agreement, leaked to the Guardian, is a departure from the Kyoto protocol‘s
principle that rich nations, which have emitted the bulk of the CO2,
should take on firm and binding commitments to reduce greenhouse gases,
while poorer nations were not compelled to act. The draft hands
effective control of climate change finance to the World Bank; would
abandon the Kyoto protocol the only legally binding treaty that the
world has on emissions reductions; and would make any money to help
poor countries adapt to climate change dependent on them taking a range
of actions.
Interesting.




Dec 09, 2009 @ 03:00:49
bwa ha ha ha They are all such idiots. And fascists. What is with all the secret e-mails and documents? too funny.
Dec 09, 2009 @ 04:50:35
Personally I do NOT believe in man-made global warming, that said anything thats gives the UN less power in distributing funds is great. Their track record is poor. Most of these new countries that make up the UN today came into existance with the collapse of colonialism following the two world wars. They have a built in bias agaist the old colonial powers that includes the United States which they consider part of that group. The American left along with these newly independance nations see the United States and other western nations as the cause for many of the world’s problems and will not be happy until the power of the US is broken and reparations paid for what they see as past injustices. Global warming is simply a tool to get these emerging countries more money from us evil capitalist—nothing more!First time visitor. Came by your site via link at Bayou Renaissance Man.
Dec 09, 2009 @ 06:23:44
I did notice that there was no diminishing of demand for power to regulate every aspect of life. The only argument seems to be who gets to run the show and hence receive the largest share of the spoils.We are now seeing a falling out among conmen, nothing more. They still have the rest of us down as the mark.
Dec 09, 2009 @ 09:06:45
Hi, Ron – welcome and thanks for stopping by.Well said on all counts. AGW has been used for years as a wealth distribution tool. I see this document as perpetuating the climate change panic, but with new petty tyrants at the helm. It’s essentially swapping the UN for another band of power-hungry jerks.But it is nice to see them eat their own.Nicki