By Paul Homewood
There seem to be two immutable facts about COPs:
- Each meeting sees higher emissions than the one before
- The number of attendees carries on rising each year
https://unfccc.int/news/cop26-facts-and-figures
About 40,000 attended COP26 in Glasgow, but the provisional list for the UAE adds up to an astonishing 81029:
Party Delegates: 51695
UN: 1488
Specialist Agencies: 1369
Intergovernmental Organisations: 1897
Non Governmental Organisations: 14899
Guests: 5709
Media: 3972
The UK is sending 697 official delegates: everybody from the King down to the Director of Policy at the Natural History Museum!
Meanwhile the BBC’s contribution to saving the planet is 40 staff.
Far be it from me to suggest that most of these are only going for the sun and sumptuous dining!
But if you really wanted to come to a climate agreement, would it not be more effective to just send a few delegates from each country, and let them negotiate with each other directly?
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December 4, 2023 at 06:24AM
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