Kofi Annan slams Austalia but gives clean chit to China
November 16th 2006 03:03
Kofi Annan predictably slams the US and Australia for failing to sign up Kyoto protocol but gives China a clean chit.
From The Guardian:
In a thinly veiled attack on the US and Australia, the UN secretary general Kofi Annan said yesterday a "frightening lack of leadership" was hindering the fight against global warming.
Speaking at the start of the main session of the UN climate change conference in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, Mr Annan described the build-up of heat-trapping greenhouse gases as an "all-encompassing threat" to the world.
"They [the US and Australia] have to be in step with the rest of the industrialised world," Mr Annan said. "They have a responsibility to their citizens and to the rest of the world."
After trying to do everything he could to interfere in US elections, he takes a jab at the President:
In another comment that appeared aimed firmly at President George Bush, whose Republican party fared badly in last week's midterm elections, Mr Annan called on leaders to stop being "economically defensive". "[They] must show courage and know that if they do, the people and the voters will be with them."
Since when did it become UN's job to vote count a country's electorate?
But, ya think this is all concern for the environment?Nag, it's politics baby.
He praised China for its success in "decoupling growth from energy use, thereby reducing emission intensities".
I suppose that's why they are achieving double digit growth-- by decoupling growth from energy use and that's why their emissions keep growing as much as entire Britain's every year.
From The Guardian:
In a thinly veiled attack on the US and Australia, the UN secretary general Kofi Annan said yesterday a "frightening lack of leadership" was hindering the fight against global warming.
Speaking at the start of the main session of the UN climate change conference in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, Mr Annan described the build-up of heat-trapping greenhouse gases as an "all-encompassing threat" to the world.
"They [the US and Australia] have to be in step with the rest of the industrialised world," Mr Annan said. "They have a responsibility to their citizens and to the rest of the world."
After trying to do everything he could to interfere in US elections, he takes a jab at the President:
In another comment that appeared aimed firmly at President George Bush, whose Republican party fared badly in last week's midterm elections, Mr Annan called on leaders to stop being "economically defensive". "[They] must show courage and know that if they do, the people and the voters will be with them."
Since when did it become UN's job to vote count a country's electorate?
But, ya think this is all concern for the environment?Nag, it's politics baby.
He praised China for its success in "decoupling growth from energy use, thereby reducing emission intensities".
I suppose that's why they are achieving double digit growth-- by decoupling growth from energy use and that's why their emissions keep growing as much as entire Britain's every year.
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