Dear Axel,
The credibility of COP28 has taken a serious hit before it has even started.
Seriously, I didn’t know the COP thingy had any credibility in the past? The UN has turned into a circus for the high society; a garden party for the Bill Gates and John Kerry’s of this world who fly with private jets and party on million dollar yachts with other billionaires.
The conference’s chief Sultan Al Jaber, who also heads up the United Arab Emirates’ state oil company, reportedly planned to pursue fossil fuel deals at the climate talks, adding to a string of controversies since the oil tycoon was handed the presidency.
You didn’t believe they were going to stop the oil extraction businesses overnight, did you? They never planned to do so and they never will. Mark my words: greedy corporations will extract every singe drop of oil from the soil to make a profit. But in the meantime, if they can rip off the population with greenwashing scams such as Net zero, SDG, mass balance … why not.
While a COP28 spokesperson has refuted this claim, it’s hard to shake the feeling that a fox has been put in charge of guarding the hen house. In our COP28 curtain-raiser, one expert told our Dubai correspondent that he has “partly lost faith that this process would have a tangible impact on climate change.”
Are you comparing the UN with a hen house? Well then it’s a luxurious house; I would rather refer to is as a hen palace decorated with Louis Vuitton ornaments.
As trust in multilateral negotiations to deliver climate action reaches an all-time low, the COP28 process itself appears in need of a stocktake.
No, they needed two weeks holidays in the sun …. it’s the winter season here. Why do you think they organised COP 28 in Dubai? For the cultural activities? How funny . Nope …. sea, sun and sand are on the menu. Life is goof at the UN and in the world of eco-hypocrites billionaire philanthropists like Bill Gates and John Kerry, the UN is just a diving board to narcissise their ego a bit more.
Meanwhile, any changes to decision texts have huge implications for climate-vulnerable countries in Southeast Asia. We feature five agitators for change across the region who will be jostling to get their voices heard among the 70,000 delegates in attendance.
Well, the kings always allowed jesters at the court. it’s for the entertainment; the Americans call it “show business”
While the other UN treaty (on plastic pollution) didn’t reach a satisfying conclusion last week, waste, as a huge contributor to global emissions, should be high on the agenda.
Well fascist companies like BASF want you to consume and eat plastic: they’ll shove it in your compost, they’ll shove it in the air you breath, they’ll shove it in your water and they’ll probably try to shove it where the monkey puts his peanuts…..
Eco-Business is launching a new documentary Wasted that investigates Asia’s mounting waste crisis and discusses solutions within our grasp. Join us at our Singapore premiere this Saturday, or if you’re at COP28, on 7th December at Grand Hyatt Dubai.
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Newsletter from Eco-business, 29 Nov 2023
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