Miljöministern Andreas Carlgren reser till Cancun med ruttet mjöl i påsen. Sverige beter sig som vilken annan imperialistisk skitnation som helst.
En av miljöministerns målsättningar i Cancun är att förhandla fram undantag för den svenska skogsindustrin, något som inte bara är dåligt för vårt rykte och för klimatet, nej det är också ett praktexempel på sådan farlig verksamhet som får den här sortens förhandlingar att braka samman. Varför ska USA och Kina, eller varför inte alla världens riktigt fattiga länder dra ner på sina utsläpp eller minska sin globala påverkan
när ett av de fem länder i världen med den högsta levnadsstandarden per capita, Sverige, inte ens kan tillåta en viss del av sin industri att göra eftergifter?
Carlgren reser imorgon. Skriv ett brev till honom genom att förlja länken som finns i texten nedan. Något regelrätt upprop hinns inte med, men en gammal hederlig "proteststorm" kan göra underverk den också.
All information i det här ärendet har jag fått via Avaaz, som också är de som författat texten nedan.
//Johannes
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Dear friends around Sweden,
Sweden is undermining global climate talks -- happening now in Mexico -- by pushing an accounting trick that would hide the cost of destructive forestry. A national outcry now could push Environment Minister Carlgren to be a climate leader and block the logging loophole. Send a message now, and forward this email to your friends:
Right now, international climate negotiations in Mexico are heating up. But Sweden is seeking special favours for its forest industry which would undermine the talks. Environment Minister Andreas Carlgren arrives at the summit on Wednesday, so we have just one day to shift his position -- let’s call on him to oppose loopholes for loggers!
Forests are a key line of defence against climate change, because trees absorb global warming pollution. Limiting the destruction of forests is a keystone of any climate treaty. But logging companies are seeking to duck their climate obligations, lobbying the Environment Ministry for a massive exemption from accounting for the environmental costs of commercial tree-cutting.
It’s not too late to stop this sham. Let’s send a resounding message from Swedish citizens to safeguard our forests and climate.Click below to send your urgent message to Minister Carlgren -- it will be sent to him directly before he leaves, and then delivered at the talks in Cancun before they end on Friday:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/sweden_trees_not_tricks/?vl
The special conditions the government is seeking could actually enable Sweden to increase its overall levels of carbon pollution, because destructive forestry could more than cancel out everything else Sweden does to reduce emissions. It’s one enormous accounting trick.
Meanwhile, international climate talks are hanging by a thread after the failure of world leaders to deliver a deal in Copenhagen last year. By pushing for these special rules, forest-rich nations like Sweden aren't just shirking their commitments and cutting huge holes in any treaty -- they're putting the whole talks at risk, just when progress is most needed.
If we can switch our government's forest policy from a chainsaw to a champion, other countries could shift too, injecting new hope into the climate negotiations that will shape the world we all live on. Before the talks end on Friday, let’s send a flood of messages to Minister Carlgren, urging him to close the loopholes in Cancun. Send your message now, then forward this email:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/sweden_trees_not_tricks/?vl
Forests are the lungs of our planet, sustaining people, animals and plants worldwide. They’re also a potential life-saver in the fight against climate change. It’s time they were accorded the same respect by governments that they have always received from the world’s people.
With hope,
Ben, Iain, Alex, Graziela, Ben M, Mia, David and the rest of the Avaaz team.
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