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-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
UN's GW Chief Quits (or Runs Away?)
2010-02-22
Climate pact appears increasingly fragile; U.N. official quits (WaPo)

Pessimism about global climate talks deepened Thursday as Yogi Bear Yvo de Boer, the United Nations' top climate official, resigned after struggling for 3 1/2 years to produce a binding legal treaty requiring the world's major emitters of greenhouse gases to slash their carbon output in the coming decades. He will step down July 1 with that goal unmet. "It was a difficult decision to make, but I believe the time is ripe for me to take on a new challenge," said de Boer, who will join the consulting group KPMG as an adviser on climate and sustainability and also work with several universities.
Probably got a big raise, too, but not so much five-star dining.
Many observers saw de Boer's resignation as recognition that the U.N. role had been overtaken by the big emitting nations, which hammered out the accord at the last minute in Copenhagen.

"It's a death knell for the U.N. process," said Frank Maisano, a lobbyist on energy issues at Bracewell & Giuliani. "It's clear now that you're going to have to solve this issue through agreements with major emitters."
Good luck with that.
Posted by:Bobby

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