COP21 – Is the jubilation warranted?
COP21 leaders celebrating their historic agreement in Paris
Photo by UN Photo | Flickr | CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Photo by UN Photo | Flickr | CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
This article originally appeared in Patterns of Meaning, a blog that explores the patterns of meaning that shape our world.
There was a resounding tone of history being made in Paris. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was close to tears as he declared: “We have entered a new era of global cooperation on one of the most complex issues ever to confront humanity.” President Françoise Holland told the representatives of 186 nations:
You’ve done it, reached an ambitious agreement, a binding agreement, a universal agreement… You can be proud to stand before your children and grandchildren./.../
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