> The 2015 Paris climate agreement called on nations of the world to preserve forests and other ecosystems that store carbon. But forests continue to disappear

> The 2015 Paris climate agreement called on nations of the world to preserve forests and other ecosystems that store carbon. But forests continue to disappear — cut and burned and fragmented into ever smaller patches. This failure challenges all of our other climate efforts because unless forests remain standing, the world will never contain global warming. In one of their first major actions this week, delegates at the global climate conference in Glasgow pledged to end deforestation, committing $12 billion to the effort, with an additional $7 billion from the private sector. But this is not the first time such a promise has been made, and yet deforestation has continued. 1) Problem #1 - Most ppl - media included - don't understand that the Paris agreement was a paper tiger. Pointless symbolism. Commitments short of necessary, nothing binding, etc. https://www.wnyc.org/story/coveringclimatenow-naomi-klein-green-new-deal/ https://www.wnyc.org/story/coveringclimatenow-naomi-klein-gr... Using the Paris Agreement as some sort of breakthrough, a North Star is a myth, a false god. To perpetuate that myth only makes true progress more difficult. 2) $12B? + $7B? Chump change. Based on the USA DoD annual budget, the DoD spends that on paperclips. Better nothing? Maybe not. Because most ppp will see $19B - out of context - and think this - like the Paris Agreement - is a significant step. In short, the world "leaders" still aren't serious. The Media still a lost cause.