Margaret Wente of the Globe and Mail nails things nicely:
…Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, declared: “This is not the end, but it is a new beginning.”
Translation: Nothing happened, but we need to save face. See you next year in Durban! Actually, something happened. There were lots of parties with Mexican music and free booze. At the end, everyone agreed to agree next time. One thing they did agree on was a $100-billion transfer of money from rich countries to developing countries – just as soon as they can figure out where the money’s coming from and where it’s going to. If you seriously believe that will ever come to pass, then you probably believe in Tinkerbell.
Why does no one tell the truth? Maybe they believe that, so long as they keep clapping, Tinkerbell won’t die. Even worse, they’d be forced to admit that the hopeless UN climate process, in which they have invested so much lip service, is a ridiculous boondoggle that benefits no one but the vast bureaucracy needed to support it.
Besides, events such as Cancun are an inexpensive way for politicians to show they really care about the planet…
Mark
Ottawa
I have a feeling that the new beginning will be that of blame-gaming internally within the CAGW club.
Kyoto is being passed by the wayside. Copenhagen suffered under the Climategate stress. Cancun is lesser window-dressing. the message is being lost.
Alarmists are starting to accuse the general public of not being smart enough/engaged enough/caring enough, which always, ALWAYS works wonders in swaying and persuading people to come around.
Sniping, blaming, and finger-pointing on why certain tactics and methods aren’t working, and a further splintering of the scientific community from the non-scientist proponents of Global Warming may be the future order of the day.