by frog
Rumours in Copenhagen are that John Key has been bumped from the BBC’s Copenhagen debate tomorrow, billed as the ‘greatest debate on Earth.’
If so, he’s missed out on what Climate Change Minister Nick Smith has called a ‘huge honour:’
“Basically, what you’re looking for is a non-European developed country that’s seen to be constructive.”
If there has indeed been a change of plan, is that because observers no longer consider New Zealand ‘constructive’?
If the rumours are unfounded, intelligent BBC questioning might reveal Key’s preference that other countries reduce their emissions because they’ll find it easier than NZ.
How much honour would NZ gain by taking that message to the Beeb’s global audience? And what value would be added to our all-important clean, green brand by such a revelation?
Published in Environment & Resource Management | Media | Parliament by frog on Wed, December 16th, 2009
Tags: BBC, copenhagen climate change, targets
on the trolls and those who are unable to keep on topic
Nothing at all to do with the fact that environmental policy in NZ is a joke compared to Europe.
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If he does get the spot, will he re-use the ‘loosest slot-machines in the Pacific’ line? I thought that was dripping with gravitas, in the way that Key often drips.
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Copenhagen spoof shames Canada
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0912/S00456.htm
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B-I-G climate change announcement tomorrow….
Ohhhh, what could it be?
Two delegates have agreed to share a limo back to the hotel?
Local, as opposed to imported foie gras will be added to the menu?
Al’s private jet will take the less scenic way home?
Troopers! The sacrifice! The duty! Brings a tear to the eye….
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“B-I-G climate change announcement tomorrow”
Has your usual self-proclaimed ability to see into the future failed you at this important moment, Blue? You don’t know what the announcement will be? I’m taken-aback and my confidence in the plethora of your other bold claims for our future has evaporated, in particular your claim that our cars will be powered by a ‘mysterious agent’.
Disappointed.
Very.
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And he could have read a list of our ten contributions to mitigating emissions causing global warming …
But given the dichotomy of our historic progressive reputation in international matters and this government’s position on this issue this was one debate too far and it was too repetitive (after new York) to have gone once more to an international gathering to posture insignificantly (as if exposure was marketing a brand) on TV (especially when on this issue the brand is negatively impacted).
What useful things he could have said should have been said some time back and been followed up diplomatically since. But now we are in a minority of one on too many areas of this debate and it’s far too late to change the way this gathering is going.
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Just as well the invite was withdrawn. The Beeb did not want to embarrass poor Johnny by asking him some hard questions on why NZ continues to free load on the rest of the world.
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Rudd – whose idea is an ETS based on intensity (the inspiration for National’s effort here) … (and even that is yet to be become legislation).
If that’s the best they can do, to find anyone outside Europe of the developed nations being constructive, things will not be going well in Copenhagen.
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