Down Memory Lane
By Paul Homewood
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Courtesy of Josh and Net Zero Watch, a trip back down memory lane, from COP13 to COP28, the “breakthroughs” followed by the “cold light of day!:
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Bali, 2007
`A compromise deal for a new international
climate change agenda was
agreed at the UN summit in Bali today.
The move was hailed by environment
secretary, Hilary Benn, as “an historic
breakthrough”.’ – Dec 25th 2007
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`Bali…may make things worse’ – James Lovelock, March 22nd, 2008
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Poznan, 2008
Poznan talks `step on way to new climate
regime – Swiss Environment Ministry – Dec 13th 2008
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`…we were disappointed with the
lack of progress made at the UN climate
negotiations…’ – Greenpeace. Jan 5th 2009
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Copenhagen 2009
`…the United States, China and several
other countries reached an “unprecedented
breakthrough“ Friday to curb
greenhouse gas emissions…‘ – CBS, Dec 18th 2009
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` Copenhagen was a spectacular failure on many levels. The UN process was stretched to breaking-point, with no consensus on any pressing issues.’ – Bryony Worthington – Dec 22nd 2009
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Cancun, 2010
`Cancun climate breakthrough: It’s
not perfect, but it’s a deal’ – Grist, Dec 12th 2010
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`Last year’s talks in Cancun, Mexico,
left open the most difficult issue of
whether to extend emissions limits
in Kyoto or start afresh with a new
treaty.’ – Bloomberg, Nov 25th 2011
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Durban, 2011
‘Durban climate change conference:
breakthrough reached on course for
future accord’ – Huffington Post, Dec 10th 2011
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`The UN climate talks in Durban followed
a familiar script of inaction’ – Red Pepper, Jan 29th 2012
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Doha, 2012
`Doha climate talks throw lifeline to
Kyoto Protocol’ – Reuters, Dec 8th 2012
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`…for all the blustering commendations
from politicians accompanying
the 11th-hour “Doha Climate
Gateway“, the outcome was
disappointing.’ – Independent, Jan 14th 2013
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Warsaw, 2013
`Warsaw climate talks end with foundation
for a global agreement! – Center for American Progress, Dec 4th 2013
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`Experts say the failure of November’s
UN climate change conference in Warsawh
to agree on measures that would
lead to a sustained market price increase
for CDM credits is likely to discourage…‘ – Reuters, Jan 4th 2014
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Lima, 2014
`Lima climate change talks reach global
warming agreement. Deal would
for first time commit all countries — including
developing nations — to cutting
emissions’ – Guardian, Dec 14th 2014
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`The Peru meeting was nothing much,
it disappointed me. I think there was a
lack of courage. They stopped at a certain
point’ – Pope Francis, Jan 15th 2015
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Paris, 2015
‘Paris climate summit breakthrough
delivers legally-binding global
agreement’ – Finnish Ministry of the Environment, Dec 15th 2015
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‘The COP21 climate talks in Paris were
not the success that governments
claim, but a disastrous failure’ – Guardian Dec 12th 2015
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Marrakesh, 2016
`In a historic breakthrough, 48 climate
vulnerable countries clear the way towards
a safe and prosperous future for
everyone and commit to 100% renewable
energy by mid-century’ – UNFCCC, Nov 18th 2016
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`Campaigners have expressed “extreme
disappointment” at the outcome
of the United Nations climate
change summit in Marrakesh’ – Independent, Nov 19th 2016
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Bonn, 2017
`After years of gridlock, negotiators
make breakthrough on agriculture related
climate issues’ – WRI, Nov 20th 2017
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`Unfortunately, we haven’t really seen
the kind of progress that’s needed’ – Council of Canadians, Nov 18th
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Katowice, 2018
‘Climate negotiators reach an overtime
deal to keep Paris pact alive’ – New York Times, Dec 15th 2018
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‘UN climate accord “inadequate“ and
lacks urgency, experts warn’ – Guardian, Dec 16th 2018
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Madrid, 2019
COP25: Longest climate talks end
with compromise deal’ – BBC, Dec 15th 2019
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`There is a terrible empty feeling following
the outcome of the UN climate
talks in Madrid’ – Irish Times, Dec 16th 2019
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Glasgow, 2021
‘COP26 seals breakthrough climate
deal after major compromises’ – Bloomberg, Nov 13th 2021
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‘“Blah blah blah!“ Greta launches
scathing attack on world leaders after
COP26.‘ – Greta Thunberg, Nov 14th 2021
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Sharm, 2022
‘A breakthrough in the talks came on
Thursday evening when the European
Union said it was willing to create [a
loss and damage fund], but on the
condition that wealthier developing
countries…contribute’ – Irish Times, Nov 17th 2022
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‘There was no progress on stopping
climate breakdown. COP27 is another
terrible failure’ – George Monbiot
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Dubai, 2023
Almost 200 nations have agreed a
ground breaking milestone at the
COP28 summit in Dubai’ – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BT_psWaMraw
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Climate activist Al Gore blasts COP28
outcome as biggest failure in history—
it ‘reads as if OPEC dictated it
word for word’ – Al Gore, Dec 12th 2023
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NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT 
Thank goodness for that. It would be awful if they ever actually reached a concrete agreement.
Now there’s a metaphor soon to be outlawed by NewSpeak: Concrete!! You can’t have concrete! Think of all that CO2! Then again…..
Reification rules the realm.
`The Peru meeting was nothing much,
it disappointed me. I think there was a
lack of courage. They stopped at a certain
point’ – Pope Francis, Jan 15th 2015
The West again refused to be carved up, which pissed off the pope.
‘A breakthrough in the talks came on
Thursday evening when the European
Union said it was willing to create [a
loss and damage fund], but on the
condition that wealthier developing
countries…contribute’ – Irish Times, Nov 17th 2022
A conditional agreement to begin carving up the West. Frankly, I don’t trust the EU to stick to the conditional requirement, though there are still enough rational people in member states to resist.
Josh and NetZeroWatch make a great partnership.
I would like to plat the idea that attending COP 28 is analogous to attending an illegal Downing St party. If any of those 90,000 hypocrites really thought there was a climate emergency, they would not even contemplate getting on a plane with the sole purpose of strutting around like evangelical peacocks.
Their brains are made up of small boxes, Euan. You pull out the contents of the relevant box at the relevant time.
It’s another variant on “it is hard to get a man to believe something when [insert relevant benefit here] depends on his not believing it?”
Love
“strutting around like evangelical peacocks.”
I’ll use that if I may
I think many, if not most, of them DO really believe that there is a climate ’emergency’ but they also take being a hypocrite very seriously.
It being the time of year, reading the above brought a carol to mind:
“Little donkey, little donkey
On a dusty road
Got to keep on plodding onwards
With the precious load.
Been a long time little donkey
Thro’ the winter’s night.
Don’t give up now little donkey
Bethlehem’s in sight.”
Happy Christmas.
It’s 70 °F in Jerusalem right now.
I think Western poets/songwriters project their own weather on Christmas in the Holy Land.
Yeah GC it’s warm In Israel but the new “Messiah” is now “Director of the Center for Science, Sustainability & the Media at the University of Pennsylvania” and it get’s quite cold in Bethlehem PA
Just imagine, COP 29 reached agreement on an internationally binding treaty to achieve Net Zero accepted by every country, with an inspection regime and sanctions on defaulters – there would be no need for any more COPs. Much more fun to keep falling short and having to meet next year for another jolly.
Touché!
“Do you want an agreement, or do you want to meet in Baku next year?”
. . . said rep from Brazil to attractive female rep from Japan.
The UN COP is completely undemocratic, and should be disbanded, they’ve become our lord & masters …and our governments are complicit
And by extension the UN should be disbanded as well. Not a great surprise to find that the UN are involved with Hamas in Gaza.
Says a lot to see our lame former PM Call Me Dave pictured just after our lame current PM Sushi has brought him back as Call Me Lord Dave.
For a change, some good news: Brazil putting up for auction 602 (!) oil & gas drilling blocks just days after COP28. (From news.mongabay.com – a green-loon site)