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A ‘Cop of peace’? How can authoritarian, human rights-trashing Azerbaijan possibly host that? | Greta Thunberg (www.theguardian.com)
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The ‘theme’ chosen for Cop29 must be some kind of dark joke. This summit, like those before it, is a mere act of greenwashing, says climate crisis campaigner Greta Thunberg

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[–] Hirom@beehaw.org 7 points 1 week ago

The crisis require global action, and it sounds like COP is the only forum in which all countries take part in.

The last two COPs looks like dark jokes indeed, given their hosts. Public pressure is needed to improve the situation. But we shouldn't give up on COPs unless there's a better forum ready to take its place.