• silence7@slrpnk.netOPM
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    1 year ago

    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 year ago

      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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        1 year 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