Economist: A DEAL is one thing. A deal that means progress another. By the end of the three-day UN environment summit due to end on June 23rd in Rio de Janeiro, a hundred-plus national leaders and representatives were expected to approve a 283-point agreement negotiated in advance by their envoys. The gathering was called Rio+20, in reference to an important environment conference in the city in 1992. But the agreement this time was filled with weasel words and compromises. Hidden among the caveats and hobby-horses...
URL: http://www.economist.com/node/21557314?fsrc=scn/tw_ec/many_mays_but_few_musts_
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