Cop30

Cop30 – Copping IN or Copping OUT?*

With Brazil hosting this edition of the Cops, the world’s plight now lies squarely at the feet of its leaders — and the media that shadows them.

Hardly the place for a mass invasion of self-righteous ‘tourists’ challenging the sustainability of an already stressed biome, the state of Pará and its primary claim to fame — the river Amazon — are transformed into a 21st-century horror story.

Debatable though it may seem, holding the event there must have looked like the perfect idea: a way to drive home the ecological peril that defines the region. Yet such peril is echoed across the planet, offering little consolation to member nations whose main goal remains the same — to distance themselves from responsibility while paying lip service to recovery.

To their credit, Nordic nations have stepped forward with tangible contributions, and one hopes, a more direct means of support. Their own territories appear well-managed, and their insistence on measurable action might yet nudge their more reluctant neighbours.

On a more positive note — reported by Reuters — was the absence of the US delegation, long a heavy-handed presence at previous summits. Their one-sided “America First, and blow the rest” attitude has hampered progress since Paris. Their withdrawal may be a blessing in disguise.

Still, with such economic dominance, many nations dependent on the US find no alternative but to COP OUT, appeasing their negotiators’ archaic whims — fossils filling fossil-fuelled follies flippantly. (Try saying that quickly while eating a protected-species sandwich!)

Yep, the old Fogy sarcasm to the fore — but this is Sunday, and Fogy is just getting started.

Hopefully, all mirth aside, more of the right nations will COP IN than COP OUT. Platitudes are not enough; only action and commitment can make this Amazon delivery complete.

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