Climate change: Presidents Chavez, Morales lash out at wealthy North

[Louisiana1976]

COPENHAGEN, Dec 16 (IPS) - Presidents Evo Morales of Bolivia and Hugo Chávez of Venezuela had harsh words for rich countries Wednesday, accusing them of driving the COP 15 talks to the brink of failure out of "selfishness" and supporting a "culture of death."

"The scientifically sustainable goal of reducing polluting gas emissions and achieving a long-term cooperation agreement clearly seems, here and now, to have failed," the Venezuelan leader told the 15th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 15).

"And for what reason? We have no doubt that it is due to the irresponsible attitude and lack of political will of the most powerful nations. Let no one be offended; I quote the great José Gervasio Artigas (the Uruguayan liberation hero): 'con libertad no ofendo ni temo' (with freedom, I neither offend nor fear anyone)," he added.

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http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=49716

[polly7]

1. Yep. Agree, and good for them. Now if only all the rest would speak out

too. Maybe we need embargoes against us until we clean up our acts and quit the cheating and lying.

[netsurfer2]

2. Earth to Hugo

You're entire economy is based on fossil fuels.

[TxRider]

3. I didn't want to be the one who brought that up

;)

[CHIMO]

4. Bolivian President Evo Morales on Climate Debt, Capitalism, Why He Wants a Tribunal for Climate Just

Bolivian President Evo Morales on Climate Debt, Capitalism, Why He Wants a Tribunal for Climate Justice and Much More

Bolivian President Evo Morales joins us in Copenhagen to talk about the UN climate talks, capitalism, climate debt and much more. “Policies of unlimited industrialization are what destroys the environment,” Morales said. “And that irrational industrialization is capitalism.”
http://www.democracynow.org/2009/12/17/bolivian_president_evo_morales_on_climate
http://play.rbn.com/?url=demnow/demnow/demand/2009/dec/video/dnB20091217a.rm&proto=rtsp&start=00:14:46