Activists, Bill McKibben protest US-brokered climate deal
No commentsUndeterred by the bitter cold, around 200 activists rushed to the Bella Center in the middle of the night last December 18 to protest the Copenhagen Accord, a climate deal brokered by the US and endorsed by around 28 countries in the final hours of the climate talks.
Those who had hoped that US President Barack Obama would revive the dying Copenhagen talks by promising higher carbon emission reduction targets and more climate aid for poor countries were bitterly disappointed by the popular leader’s uninspired speech on December 17.
The disappointment turned to anger after President Obama revealed to the media the details of the Copenhagen Accord, a deal which many criticized for its weak promises and for the non-transparent, non-inclusive process by which it was concocted.
Amidst activists chanting ‘Shame on you, Obama!’, American environmental writer and founder of 350.org Bill McKibben wondered if America elected the right leader in 2008.
