The U.N. Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20, has concluded in Brazil. Over the weekend, negotiators unveiled an agreement that sets new development goals and lays the groundwork for future talks. Rio+20 Secretary-General Sha Zukang hailed the pact as a success.
Sha Zukang: "You laid out the groundbreaking guidelines for applying green economy policies as a useful tool in advancing sustainable development and ending poverty. You agreed to strengthen the environmental pillar of sustainable development by enhancing UNEP. You decided that we need a high-level political forum to address the three pillars of sustainable development in an integrated way."
Many groups working on environmental and poverty issues have criticized the Rio+20 agreement for being too weak. Iain Keith of AVAAZ and Kumi Naidoo of Greenpeace International had harsh criticism of the summit as it came to a close.
Iain Keith: "What has happened in Rio is weak language with no timelines for these polluter payments. We are here today demonstrating the fact that the wealth and the power of big oil, coal and gas speaks louder than people here at the Rio summit."
Kumi Naidoo: "I think that it is criminal that we have close to a hundred heads of state who have come here and do not spend even one hour in negotiations with each other. That the whole process was left to civil servants and diplomats to actually negotiate an agreement with no effort by heads of state to actually say, 'It is not good enough, we need more ambition and so.'"
Tuesday, 26 June 2012
Activists Criticize Rio+20 Declaration at Summit’s Close
Activists Criticize Rio+20 Declaration at Summit’s Close
The U.N. Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20, has concluded in Brazil. Over the weekend, negotiators unveiled an agreement that sets new development goals and lays the groundwork for future talks. Rio+20 Secretary-General Sha Zukang hailed the pact as a success.
Sha Zukang: "You laid out the groundbreaking guidelines for applying green economy policies as a useful tool in advancing sustainable development and ending poverty. You agreed to strengthen the environmental pillar of sustainable development by enhancing UNEP. You decided that we need a high-level political forum to address the three pillars of sustainable development in an integrated way."
Many groups working on environmental and poverty issues have criticized the Rio+20 agreement for being too weak. Iain Keith of AVAAZ and Kumi Naidoo of Greenpeace International had harsh criticism of the summit as it came to a close.
Iain Keith: "What has happened in Rio is weak language with no timelines for these polluter payments. We are here today demonstrating the fact that the wealth and the power of big oil, coal and gas speaks louder than people here at the Rio summit."
Kumi Naidoo: "I think that it is criminal that we have close to a hundred heads of state who have come here and do not spend even one hour in negotiations with each other. That the whole process was left to civil servants and diplomats to actually negotiate an agreement with no effort by heads of state to actually say, 'It is not good enough, we need more ambition and so.'"
The U.N. Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20, has concluded in Brazil. Over the weekend, negotiators unveiled an agreement that sets new development goals and lays the groundwork for future talks. Rio+20 Secretary-General Sha Zukang hailed the pact as a success.
Sha Zukang: "You laid out the groundbreaking guidelines for applying green economy policies as a useful tool in advancing sustainable development and ending poverty. You agreed to strengthen the environmental pillar of sustainable development by enhancing UNEP. You decided that we need a high-level political forum to address the three pillars of sustainable development in an integrated way."
Many groups working on environmental and poverty issues have criticized the Rio+20 agreement for being too weak. Iain Keith of AVAAZ and Kumi Naidoo of Greenpeace International had harsh criticism of the summit as it came to a close.
Iain Keith: "What has happened in Rio is weak language with no timelines for these polluter payments. We are here today demonstrating the fact that the wealth and the power of big oil, coal and gas speaks louder than people here at the Rio summit."
Kumi Naidoo: "I think that it is criminal that we have close to a hundred heads of state who have come here and do not spend even one hour in negotiations with each other. That the whole process was left to civil servants and diplomats to actually negotiate an agreement with no effort by heads of state to actually say, 'It is not good enough, we need more ambition and so.'"
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We as free people must not pull back from seeking the truth and consistency in any plans concerning our race, the planet and its species.
ReplyDeleteIf we look at the world, we are all sharing it as the whole, the one, and, at present, there is no other.
The bottom line is, you cannot get off.
It is each and everyone's responsibility to ensure that industry, Governments and corporate's do not destroy the environment and species any more.
There are no excuses for the wanton destruction of the planet, it's species and habitats to date.
You/we/I have only to look to see the massive environmental damage that big companies and governments have already created with their insatiable greed and their need for cash, control of people, energy and resources.
The truth is they must be stopped from destroying any further.
Alternative energy is not a fantasy, there is an inexhaustible amount of information readily available.
Conservation of energy must also be fully realized, utilized and practiced.
Do not be fooled into thinking bio fuels, or hydro electric dams are an answer.
They serve no sustainable purpose, resulting once again in the destruction of habitats and the displacement of wildlife and indigenous people's.
As a race, we must not allow any to destroy our environment.
We must not allow corporate, industry, or regimes to force us to be separated from interacting with our environment.
Nuclear power is a demon seed with nuclear waste having a half life of 25,000 years.
This means that it will still be 100% toxic to all forms of cellular life in 25,000 years time.
Chernobyl in Russia and Fukushima in Japan has shown that no nuclear power plants are 100% safe, and once an accident happens, the species and environmental impact is both far reaching and devastating.
People must pluck the sickness of greed and corruption from their Nations
You only get one chance, make that chance, one of a future for all People, species and planet.
Wise words brother Radfax,says it how it is,the many solutions are all out there,we need to take action and implement them.There are various corporate and vested intrests that are keeping us in a polluting state of technology for the generation of profit ,while species and our eco system are raapidly wiped out.It is time for a consciousness shift to put the energy into the futures we want to see.Keep networking,keep taking action for a better future.
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