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DESCRIPTION:On December 11, UN talks on climate change ended in Cancun, Mexico. In the 
 months going into Cancun, it seemed that the cynical and bitter watchword 
 among major governments of what could be accomplished at the talks was 
 "lower expectations", and then, "lower them again." And like the talks held 
 in Copenhagen in December 2009, the Cancun summit moves the world no closer 
 to seriously dealing with the pressing environmental emergency on this 
 planet.Earth's ecosystems and humanity face a multifaceted environmental 
 emergency—the destruction of forests and other natural habitats; 
 extinction of species; acidification of the oceans and wiping out of ocean 
 life; pollution and degradation of water, air, and soil. Climate change is 
 a leading edge of this emergency, is already occurring and threatens to 
 become unstoppable. This is why the failure of the world’s governments in 
 Cancun demands serious and deep analysis - and strategic thinking and 
 action.Our view: the future of earth's ecosystems can't be left in the 
 hands of the U.S. and other powers, who showed once again at Cancun that 
 they are incapable of doing anything but using such talks to pursue their 
 own interests at the expense of the natural world and humanity. But there 
 is a way out! The needed basic technology, knowledge, and science exists to 
 combat the problem of climate change, and there is potentially a tremendous 
 desire latent among the world's people that could be mobilized, but is 
 being blocked by this system. We need revolution and a new state power to 
 generate all these potentials in the way they must go.\n\n\nFor further 
 reference go to: www.revcom.us \nCrucial reading: "Some Key Principles of 
 Socialist Sustainable Development", Revolution, April 18, 2010 special 
 issue on the environment.\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/01/18/18669473.php
SUMMARY:Discussion - Cancun Climate Talks:The Do-Nothing Agreement and the Planetary Emergency
LOCATION:Revolution Books\n2425 Channing Way(in the Sather Gate Parking Mall off of 
 Telegraph Avenue).Wheelchair accessible,donations accepted.
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/01/18/18669473.php
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