COP26

But lets be positive – Bozzo from Brazil has pledged to stop deforestation although I guess that just means he will not personally pick up a chain saw! The trouble with the whole circus is that it does not exist solely in the tents in Glasgow, but the wider world. Suspect the two driving mechanisms of deforestation are poverty (the poor) and profit (for the rich). If stopping deforestation upsets both groups the politicians will not do it.

Realistically there is not much they can do other than make empty promises. America is saddled with GOP, Russia with Putin, China with Xi, etc. Although they are the leaders it budget commitments that can be met. Biden cannot guarantee anything, Johnson has just overseen a budget bleached of anything green or likely to sprout growth. The EU may stand a chance with Greens possibly in the coalition in Germany, and Macron facing and election whilst the Netherlands and Scandinavia continue to be fairly environmental.

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