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UN's GW Chief Quits (or Runs Away?) |
2010-02-22 |
Climate pact appears increasingly fragile; U.N. official quits (WaPo) Pessimism about global climate talks deepened Thursday as Probably got a big raise, too, but not so much five-star dining. Many observers saw de Boer's resignation as recognition that the U.N. role had been overtaken by the big emitting nations, which hammered out the accord at the last minute in Copenhagen. "It's a death knell for the U.N. process," said Frank Maisano, a lobbyist on energy issues at Bracewell & Giuliani. "It's clear now that you're going to have to solve this issue through agreements with major emitters." Good luck with that. |
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