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| COPENHAGEN: Talks run aground on African bloc's demands |
| 2009-12-14 |
| NO LINK - snippet from proprietary newsletter Just published: COPENHAGEN -- African nations' bid today to force rich nations to take new emission pledges has thrown the United Nations' climate talks into disarray as meetings were adjourned or postponed. African leaders said they felt ignored in the talks and had no choice but to halt negotiations. "We definitely are completely disappointed," said Kamel Djemouai, the Algerian chairman of the bloc of African nations at the talks. WE (the fleeced) aren't. He and officials from Ethiopia, South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Gabon and Mali accused wealthy countries of trying to "kill" the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, which makes emission demands on industrialized nations but not developing ones. The African countries demanded that nations that are party to the Kyoto Protocol -- which do not include the United States -- finalize a second round of commitments so the treaty can continue as planned after 2012. I'm pretty sure you know what you can do with your "demands" - but if you don't, I'll be glad to draw you a road map, ya' greedy assh*les. I'll try to find a public article and post a link. |
| Posted by:Barbara Skolaut |
| #2 Can you say, shakedown? Jesse Jackson's a piker compared to these shakedown artists. "Reparations" - love it. |
| Posted by: lex 2009-12-14 22:54 |
| #1 Geseende Kerfees Zuid Afrika! Sorry about the empty stocking, hehehehe. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-12-14 17:11 |