No one tell Leonardo DiCaprio: The EU can't keep its climate promises

Gas up the private jet Maurice, Leonardo DiCaprio needs to get his Oscar to Brussels, STAT.

Of all the stakeholders at the negotiating table in Paris this past December, the EU was perhaps the most vociferous in its attempt to try and hammer out an international climate treaty. The document the summit produced requires nations to submit plans how they'll reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, and notably lacks any sort of robust enforcement mechanism. Now, it seems the EU ought to be thankful that the climate treaty turned out to be so flimsy, as it's on track to emit two billion more tons of carbon dioxide than was agreed three months ago, according to a European Commission document.

Uh, oh. Maybe the Euroweenies weren't watching TV Sunday night.

"Climate change is real, it is happening right now. It is the most urgent threat facing our entire species, and we need to work collectively together and stop procrastinating."

Leo should probably bring the yacht too. You know, in case anyone over there still won't stop procrastinating.

And by "now" he means 2019, at the earliest. Maybe 2020. Delivery of The Plan is being delayed, long past the treaty's "required" due date of 2018.

They've got their excuses reasons, of course, most of which boil down to "it's too hard."

Still, whatever the reasoning, it's a bad look for the EU — supposedly the greenest bloc of countries in the developed world — already to be flouting the review process of a treaty drafted not 12 weeks ago.

Gee, a cynic like me might think they weren't serious.

But I'm sure another celebrity tongue-lashing or two will set them straight. Because that's what works so well here, right?

Posted at 14:40 by Chris Wysocki   [/agw]   Comments | Perm Link |
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