Must Read: Rio+20 and the mendacity of hope

Worn down by hope. That’s the predicament of those who have sought to defend the earth’s living systems. Every time governments meet to discuss the environmental crisis, we are told that this is the “make or break summit”, on which the future of the world depends. The talks might have failed before, but this time the light of reason will descend upon the world.

To continue reading George Monbiot’s Rio 2012: it’s a make or break summit. Just like they told us in 1992, click here.

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