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A window into how the United Nations keeps the poor – Watts Up With That?


From CONTRARIAN MANHATTANFrancis Menton

Even as we thank today for the wonderful benefits of a liberal-based economic and political system, the United Nations’ major annual “climate” conference, this year will take place with nicknamed COP-27, which ended only recently. As with most things the United Nations does, there is nothing in this conference for people to be grateful for.

This year, with activists’ favorite wind and solar power sources clearly failing to solve Europe’s energy crisis, there is little prospect for any major new deal. to reduce CO2 emissions. And so the media covered much less than in previous such conferences.

But we should not let the event pass without taking into account the extent to which this conference, like most of what the United Nations does, demonstrated the alliance between elite activists from the rich and corrupt interest groups in the developing world, all aimed at keeping the poor poor.

Now, you might ask, why would anyone want to keep the poor going poor? The world continues to have at least a billion or more people living in extreme poverty, without basic things like clean water, sanitation, heating or electricity. The majority of these people live on the African continent, with a population of about 1.4 billion, some 500 million of whom live in “extreme poverty.” according to the UN’s own definition and data. Surely, any moral person would want to find a way for those poor people to get out of poverty and move on to at least the way of life that we consider middle class.

But of course, that’s not the case. In wealthy nations, the elite find themselves hypnotized by pagan climate cults, with the fundamental belief that the use of hydrocarbon fuels is the greatest sin. These people may talk nonsense about wanting to help the poor out of poverty, but at the same time they have no realistic idea of ​​where their own prosperity comes from, or that it depends entirely on energy. abundance from fossil fuels. Meanwhile, they are only willing to use their influence to prevent the poor from using fossil fuels, in the absence of any functional alternative, thus leaving the poor languishing in poverty. .

What about the rulers of developing countries? You might think that they really want to help their people out of poverty, but that’s often not the case. Review of developing country policy on fossil fuel use. Their views on the matter are not entirely unified, and some countries with abundant fossil fuel reserves, especially if controlled by the government, are willing to promote development of those resources. However, many other countries are willing to accept Western pressure not to develop fossil fuels. It’s simple. If you allow the exploration and development of these resources, you run the risk of causing wealthy local rivals to rise up for your power. You’re better off getting money from rich countries, which you can package as “climate compensation” and then use it on palace guards and secret police to bolster your power. me. Or maybe just transfer the money straight to your Swiss bank account. Meanwhile, you can talk clichés about “saving the planet” and maybe get the Western free press to pay attention to you, if not the Nobel Peace Prize.

What about the UN? Its institutional interest is to be the intermediary in the transfer of huge wealth from rich to poor countries. The more wealth is transferred, the more staff and bureaucracy of the United Nations is needed to manage the process. And God forbid poor countries to become rich and no longer need the transfer of wealth. What would then be left for the United Nations to do?

When you understand these views, the proceedings at COP-27 and the events leading up to it make sense.

CFACT’s Paul Driessen, written at Shale Directories on November 22properly call COP-27 the “Anti-African” conference:

[T]His greatest hypocrisy was on full display at the COP-27 climate circus in Egypt from 6 to 18 November – where attendees repeatedly asked if Africa should be allowed exploit reserves of oil, natural gas and coal to improve living standards, feed families and save lives! . . . Worse, it’s not just the energy that these arrogant eco-dictators want to thwart in Africa and other developing regions. It’s also modern fertilizer – really all aspects of modern agriculture – everything that can really help farmers feed the hungry and earn enough money to build houses or barns, for their children. go to school, buy tractors and other equipment.

In a piece on November 7 — when COP-27 was underway — Reuters summarized Western environmentalists’ stance on the idea of ​​Africa developing its fossil fuel resources:

Climate campaigners have turned against African governments who believe they should be allowed to use gas – which emits less climate-warming carbon dioxide than coal and oil when burned – to generate develop their economies and provide electricity to the 600 million Africans who still lack access to electricity. Last month, activists sounded the alarm when Tarek El Molla, Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum Resources and Minerals, spoke at a ministerial meeting of the Forum of Gas Exporting Countries. (GECF) that fossil gas is the “perfect solution” to “achieve the energy impossible trinity for security, sustainability and affordability”. . . . But renewable energy advocates are calling for no further investment in gas. . . .

Al Gore of course considered with a call for the whole world to “turn away” from fossil fuels. And during the preparation for the conference September, US “climate envoy” John Kerry “warning[ed] Africa does not rely on natural gas to power millions of people.”

Also during the preparation for the conference, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) released a large Report titled Emissions Gap Report 2022, calling on all countries, including the poorest, to phase out the use of fossil fuels. In DW on October 27they cite John Christensen of the Danish think tank Concito on the UN’s findings:

[T]The UNEP report authors explored solutions more deeply through . . . “System-wide conversion.” This includes decarbonization of power supply, industry, transportation, buildings and food systems. . . . “It is about all countries in all areas, but should reflect national contributions and circumstances,” says Christensen.

Read the full article here.

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