Leona Aglukkaq has the world’s most thankless job. Every day, Stephen
Harper’s Environment Minister has to say with a straight face that the
government cares deeply about climate change, takes it very seriously
and is going to do something about it any day now. This charade has been
going on for years. It should be obvious to the smallest child by now
that the government isn’t going to do a thing about climate change
unless it absolutely has to.
In fact, the biggest news from this week’s climate gabfest in Lima – one observer called it “the green blob’s annual ritual” – is that the dream of a grand global deal is officially dead. Even the negotiators have finally admitted that it can’t be achieved. Instead, they’re aiming for something much more modest – a deal in which every country will make its own emissions pledges, suited to its own circumstances. Sure, that’ll work. And if they don’t comply, maybe they’ll get 20 lashes with a wet noodle.
Read more: Harper’s a climate hypocrite – we all are - The Globe and Mail
In fact, the biggest news from this week’s climate gabfest in Lima – one observer called it “the green blob’s annual ritual” – is that the dream of a grand global deal is officially dead. Even the negotiators have finally admitted that it can’t be achieved. Instead, they’re aiming for something much more modest – a deal in which every country will make its own emissions pledges, suited to its own circumstances. Sure, that’ll work. And if they don’t comply, maybe they’ll get 20 lashes with a wet noodle.
Read more: Harper’s a climate hypocrite – we all are - The Globe and Mail
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