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Al Gore leads international chorus of disapproval for Sunak’s climate U-turn (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] [S] 9 points 3 years ago (2 children)

They weren't invited to speak at the summit because of national emissions.

This week, Mr. Guterres, a seasoned politician from Portugal now in his second and last term as the head of the United Nations, is trying a new diplomatic wink-and-nod tactic. He is hosting a summit on Wednesday at which countries that have accelerated their plans to phase out fossil fuels are being invited to speak, and only if they send cabinet-level or more senior leaders. To show that they take the summit seriously.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    This is correct, but the link leads to the wrong article. The one you are talking about is here, I suppose.

    When one thinks about it, it's a quite genius move. He can't name and shame, because that would be a breach of diplomatic protokoll, but as the host he can decide whom to give a voice. And by making the demands he is made he exposed those Nations that don't realy give a fuck.

    I like him.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 3 years ago*

    Definitely agree that it's an awesome move.

    I linked to a live upate article with the part I quoted buried down in it; you need to scroll down to find it. I like your link better, but wasn't aware of it; the past few days have had too much climate news for me to track every article

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