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Nihil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-24-11 08:56 AM
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5. You bet it was a "political choice" ...
> most of the world's rich economies have quietly decided to shelve plans
> for a global agreement on climate change to take effect within the next
> few years, instead pushing for an agreement by the end of 2015 or 2016,
> and coming into effect until 2020.

> Scientists and economists have said this plan risks leading to catastrophic
> and irreversible climate change.

The 0.01% in charge of the world's rich economies simply don't give a shit.
All they want is increased profit this year, this quarter, this month.

:grr:
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