Copenhagen is resurrecting the North-South divide of global politics. It had been dead since 2001:
For months, the dialogue on climate policy has largely focused on the actions of China and of the United States—powerful and dynamic economies that are the two largest global polluters. Their electricity production, transportation and manufacturing industries account for the lion’s share of world pollution—with populous India not far behind. But these actions have grave consequences for smaller countries. Water wars between Burkina Faso and Ghana, or Pakistan and India, food shortages in Niger or oil shocks in American cities are all destabilizing to the global economy and political order. As the stakes mount and the conversation deepens, a new alliance among nations from the global south is asserting a voice in the debate.
This is the “welfare” argument writ on a global scale. The entire population of Bangladesh might be forced to relocate; but to where? IMHO, this is the reality that global warming deniers face. They insinuate all sorts of paranoid conspiracy scenarios aimed at reducing population (whether for capitalist, communist, or reptilian masters); but unless the human race begins to manage the problem, they will see millions dying of war, disease, famine, and hunger.
