Saturday, June 23, 2012

'Rio+20 Has Become the Summit of Futility'

Spiegel: Twenty years ago, the United Nations summit held in Rio de Janeiro paved the way for landmark agreements on the climate and the environment. This year's meeting, on the other hand, has been widely criticized for its lack of vision in the face of accelerating degradation of the planet. German commentators are critical as well. "Let me be frank. Our efforts have not lived up to the measure of the challenge." That is the verdict handed down by none other than United Nations Secretary General Ban...

URL: http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/widespread-criticism-of-rio-environment-summit-a-840181.html
Enclosure: http://cdn1.spiegel.de/images/image-366714-panoV9free-loft.jpg

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