There is no deal

I'm not entirely clear on what is being reported at home, but there is no deal, there is a pseudo deal to make a deal, but as far as most of the world is concerned, this is NOT A DEAL. I'm reposting some thoughts from Prof. Michael Dorsey of Dartmouth College's Climate Justice Research Project below:

I am so very sad to see this "report" below is nothing more than rubish --from the US State Dept. peddled by CAN. And that friends is the ONLY word: garbage.


This is nothing but US propaganda--in the full sense of that word.


There is NO final text in the eyes of the majority of the planet's nations--especially those from the small islands, from Africa and the so-called lesser developed countries.


Small Islands, Africa are STILL here at 10 minutes to 5AM... battling against this "agreement".


It is an honorable fight indeed. One to remember by those that dare carry fond memories of Obama to their grave.


So much below is such a worth distortion words cannot even suffice.


"Danes are making copies" --far from utter bullocks...is nothing more than a boldfaced lie. One of the battle all night is the "agreement text" was NEVER circulated.


"Good compromises" this is this is the audacity of nihilism, shock, and distort.


I have never seen such hubris by Europeans and American in some time.


Truly baseless skullduggery.


Words are truly insufficient.


Watch it live--:


http://www7.cop15.meta-fusion.com/kongresse/cop15/templ/live.php?id_kongresssession=1&theme=unfccc


There seems there will NOT be a Copenhagen Accord.

And more from today:
1. Developing countries did not block the Obama-Danish text – they merely proposed that it be put on the Agenda for the next meeting because they had no reasonable chance to review it.
2. The text was negotiated by a small and exclusive group of countries at the highest level and then presented to the over 190 countries minutes before the final plenary meeting.

3. Developing countries across the world had concerns including small islands like Tuvalu, mountainous countries like Bolivia and large African desert states like Sudan were opposed to agreeing to accept the documetn because of its substance
· It does not include emission reduction numbers for developed countries - the key to actually stopping climate change

· It includes a 2 degree stablisation target even though over 100 countries have said that they need 1.5 degrees and that 2 degrees means death for Africa, for small island states, for anyone living near glacial mountains

4. Rememeber that before Copenhagen everyone was talking about binding emission cuts? This document does not at all - why? Because one country blocked that being a part of any agreement and that country was the United States.

5. Ed Milliband has said we should not take a step backward - let's be clear developing countries are saying we should stop and take stock before we take a step in the wrong direction - remember this so called 'deal' was cooked up without them and annouced while they were in a meeting so they had to read about it from the BBC - it's fair enough for htem to want to keep it on the agenda and think about it.