International Policy
06 January 2012
....Divided we fall or should that read Divided we stand....together we fall. I don't know... my literally references being somewhat impoverished. A new report from the OECD reckons that the gap between the richest countries and the poorest is getting wider. Given the current poor state of the rich economies then surely this is doubly concerning. Surely such inequality cannot continue as it is completely inconsistent with sustainable development.
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From the perspective of diplomats and politicians, coming home from Durban with the outlook for a deal between 194 nations on something that binds them all, legally, passes the test of being an ‘historic achievement’. More relevant to all of us: this ‘success’ means that they have in effect agreed to fix the world on a path to at least 3,5 degree Celsius warming, probably more. Which basically means that for example South Europe will probably become an extension of the Sahara and agriculture in Africa will be virtually non-existent (some even say 99% less).
The domestic vacuum cleaner could soon suffer the same fate as that of the incandescent lightbulb and the plasma TV, with the EU tabling 
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