Gathering in the Russian city of Kazan and hosted by that country’s “alienated and sanctioned” leader Vladimir Putin, the heads of some of the world’s most powerful nations made clear that the so-called climate emergency was a secondary priority for them.
Attendees of the 16th annual BRICS summit represented more than 45% of the global population and 35% of global gross domestic product and included representatives of Saudi Arabia, China, India, Brazil and the United Arab Emirates.
The Kazan declaration they signed builds upon their already strong economic and diplomatic ties under the BRICS framework established in 2009 and expanded since then. However, most mainstream media didn’t notice—or intentionally underreported—that the core BRICS countries – including India, China and Russia – have openly declared that their domestic energy needs and economic wellbeing will take precedence over international climate agreements like the Paris Accords and “net zero” initiatives.
Interestingly, powerful leaders from these BRICS countries—such as China’s Xi Jinping and India’s Narendra Modi—are absent this week from the ongoing COP29 – the U.N.’s annual climate gathering. Only a third of the way through the 11-day COP29, the 80-person Argentinian delegation was called home, adding to the notion that the U.N. summit is little more than an overblown gabfest that produces nothing of substance.
“The departure of Argentina from the global climate talks COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, adds to concerns about the global climate fight, following the reelection of climate crisis sceptic Donald Trump, reported Sky News. […]
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