With another UN climate summit under way, I wish we could all be more excited and hopeful about the results. Besides the fact that all eyes are focused on ISIS right now, there is plenty of pessimism about the latest UN meeting.
This climate summit may very well be the most important one ever held. In fact, every climate summit from here on out is the most important one ever held. (If you’re driving your car towards a cliff at high speed, it can be argued that each move you make becomes more important than the preceding move because you’re, um, about to go over a cliff!) Countries of the world started to hold meetings to discuss what to do about global warming way back in 1992. Remember the Earth Summit?
While these meetings and summits can be helpful, there are too many unratified agreements and no-show leaders for a real coordinated effort to save our behinds. All you have to do is go to the UN’s “Framework on Climate Change” site and click the next button for about an hour to witness the failure of this process. Humans are moving at a glacial pace and glaciers are moving at a human pace. Enjoy the animation and be sure to investigate more links behind the cartoon.