Comments on: The huge failure of the Copenhagen conference http://www.edouardstenger.com/2009/12/21/the-huge-failure-of-the-copenhagen-conference/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-huge-failure-of-the-copenhagen-conference A selection of the latest headlines and best researches on sustainable development, climate change, cleantech and the world energy sector. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:08:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cancun meeting ends with mixed results :: Sustainable development and much more http://www.edouardstenger.com/2009/12/21/the-huge-failure-of-the-copenhagen-conference/comment-page-1/#comment-13211 Cancun meeting ends with mixed results :: Sustainable development and much more Sun, 02 Jan 2011 12:30:01 +0000 http://www.elrst.com/?p=5801#comment-13211 [...] (COP16) due to prepare the future of the Kyoto Protocol. Albeit it didn’t end as badly as the Copenhagen meeting did, we are still pretty far from solving the climate / energy [...] [...] (COP16) due to prepare the future of the Kyoto Protocol. Albeit it didn’t end as badly as the Copenhagen meeting did, we are still pretty far from solving the climate / energy [...]

]]> By: Are we intelligent enough to prevent climate change ? :: Sustainable development and much more http://www.edouardstenger.com/2009/12/21/the-huge-failure-of-the-copenhagen-conference/comment-page-1/#comment-12541 Are we intelligent enough to prevent climate change ? :: Sustainable development and much more Thu, 08 Apr 2010 08:01:53 +0000 http://www.elrst.com/?p=5801#comment-12541 [...] won’t change as for his first interview in a long time and after the huge failure of the Copenhagen climate summit, Lovelock believes Humans as a species can’t solve climate [...] [...] won’t change as for his first interview in a long time and after the huge failure of the Copenhagen climate summit, Lovelock believes Humans as a species can’t solve climate [...]

]]> By: Edouard http://www.edouardstenger.com/2009/12/21/the-huge-failure-of-the-copenhagen-conference/comment-page-1/#comment-12380 Edouard Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:41:35 +0000 http://www.elrst.com/?p=5801#comment-12380 Well, indeed I hoped we would reach something much better than this. Expect ? Well, I at least expected some progress, not much, but at least a real step in the good direction. Luckily some governments are acknowledging we got to move fast and big. Cf. my next post on the United Kingdom. God saves the Queen ;) Well, indeed I hoped we would reach something much better than this.

Expect ? Well, I at least expected some progress, not much, but at least a real step in the good direction.

Luckily some governments are acknowledging we got to move fast and big. Cf. my next post on the United Kingdom. God saves the Queen ;)

]]> By: Kiashu http://www.edouardstenger.com/2009/12/21/the-huge-failure-of-the-copenhagen-conference/comment-page-1/#comment-12343 Kiashu Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:37:22 +0000 http://www.elrst.com/?p=5801#comment-12343 I realise that you <i>hoped</i> for something better, we all did. But did you <i>expect</i> something better? As I noted in the <a href="http://greenwithagun.blogspot.com/2008/03/real-lessons-of-cuba-and-peak-oil.html" rel="nofollow">story of Cuba</a>, People are naturally conservative, that is reluctant to change, but will change when it's necessary to their survival. If given the chance, they'll try to go back to the old way of doing things, mixed in somewhat with the new ways. Governments, insulated from day-to-day reality of common life, are more conservative still, but like the people will change when it's necessary to their survival. Governments will at first get in the way, later get out of the way, and finally help and then claim it was their idea all along, If given the chance, they'll try to go back <i>entirely</i> to the old way of doing things as soon as possible. If we wish to make ourselves change, we must make ourselves realise it's necessary to our survival. If we wish to have our governments effect change, we must make change necessary to our governments' survival. I realise that you hoped for something better, we all did. But did you expect something better?

As I noted in the story of Cuba,

People are naturally conservative, that is reluctant to change, but will change when it’s necessary to their survival. If given the chance, they’ll try to go back to the old way of doing things, mixed in somewhat with the new ways.

Governments, insulated from day-to-day reality of common life, are more conservative still, but like the people will change when it’s necessary to their survival. Governments will at first get in the way, later get out of the way, and finally help and then claim it was their idea all along, If given the chance, they’ll try to go back entirely to the old way of doing things as soon as possible.

If we wish to make ourselves change, we must make ourselves realise it’s necessary to our survival. If we wish to have our governments effect change, we must make change necessary to our governments’ survival.

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