Climate change policy is about how we redistribute de facto the world’s wealth. Ottmar Edenhofer More Quotes by Ottmar Edenhofer More Quotes From Ottmar Edenhofer First of all, developed countries have basically expropriated the atmosphere of the world community. But one must say clearly that we redistribute de facto the world's wealth by climate policy. Obviously, the owners of coal and oil will not be enthusiastic about this. One has to free oneself from the illusion that international climate policy is environmental policy. This has almost nothing to do with environmental policy anymore. Ottmar Edenhofer oil nature country Climate policy has almost nothing to do anymore with environmental protection, says the German economist and IPCC official Ottmar Edenhofer. The next world climate summit in Cancun is actually an economy summit during which the distribution of the worlds resources will be negotiated. Ottmar Edenhofer environmental next world But one must say clearly that we redistribute de facto the world's wealth by climate policy...One has to free oneself from the illusion that international climate policy is environmental policy any more. Ottmar Edenhofer environmental climate energy We cannot afford to lose another decade. If we lose another decade, it becomes extremely costly to achieve climate stabilization. Ottmar Edenhofer decades climate achieve It does not cost the world to save the planet. Ottmar Edenhofer cost doe world There is a clear message from science: To avoid dangerous interference with the climate system, we need to move away from business as usual. Ottmar Edenhofer climate usual moving Climate change is a global commons problem. Ottmar Edenhofer climate-change climate problem The pope is more or less asking scientists to check if this is an instrument which will provide a solution. Ottmar Edenhofer energy I assume it has been mentioned because many people in Latin America are quite suspicious about this market-based instrument. Ottmar Edenhofer energy
