On the third day of negotiations in Bali, the U.S. Youth Delegation will confront the U.S. State Department Delegation and expose the conflicts between their lofty rhetoric and discouraging reports that the U.S. is scheming to prevent meaningful international action on climate change.In a Senate Hearing prior to the Bali Conference, Under Secretary of State, and head of the U.S. Delegation, Paula Dobrianksy said that “we will work with our partners to launch a new phase in climate diplomacy. We seek a ‘Bali Roadmap’ that will advance negotiations under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and develop a post-2012 framework that effectively addresses climate change and strengthens our energy security.”
But according to Der Spiegel, a reputable German newspaper, the only “working with partners” that the U.S. is engaged in is scheming with India and China to act as scapegoats for them, by setting them up to insist that they will not accept any binding emissions reduction targets, and thus divide the world and create an easy “excuse” for a continuing lack of action.
U.S. Youth will meet with the State Department Delegation in just a few short hours to remind them of the global consensus for a Bali Breakthrough that can safeguard the fate of future generations. With Australia ratifying Kyoto and growing support for action in the American public, the U.S. is increasingly isolated and out of touch.
Flood Under Secretary of State Paula Dobriansky’s Inbox with messages of solidarity, so that they can’t forget that their positions represent the past and that WE represent the future!
