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Another Cop wrecked by fossil fuel interests and our leaders’ cowardice – but there is another way
(www.theguardian.com)
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COPs have been collective failure probably since #1. I've been following since #20 and were total shit and somehow managed to get shittier.
We can't pretend petrostates will play nice. We can't pretend power hungry countries will act in any way but short term greed under the maximum power principle.
We are going to have to work in trade blocs. Basically, countries that don't meet climate and environmental standards get tarrifed/embargoed from large trade blocks of compliant countries.
While I share the sentiment that not enough is being done and ambition is lacking, the COPs and their agreements are important instruments that slowly progress. Without COPs (to the UNFCCC) or something similar it would be a handful of states spreading their ideology, but nothing or very little would be done.
How I see it; even though it is a game of pulling ropes, it is the best option we have (for global action). We will progress some each year, but it is dramatically slowed down by a group of states opposing strong measures. It is the reality of democratic cooperation (they always aim for unanimity).
But very little or nothing is already being done. The COP has been coopted by oil executives, lobbyists and petrostate ministers. I suspect it is now more a vehicle for obstruction of progress than achieving anything. The last couple of years have been exceptionally disapointing.