What?: This article discusses the UN's failed attempt to pass climate-friendly agriculture plans that its negotiators had previously supported. Developing nations that vetoed the plans argue that they were an attempt by the rich nations to control the carbon emissions of only the developing nations.
So what?: This severely impacts the number and strictness of individual countries' plans to reduce carbon emissions in their agricultural processes. If their is no pressure from the United Nations to reduce carbon emissions, the nations of the world will not make any extreme (but necessary) cuts to their carbon emissions.
Now what?: This decision is not final and it is not too late for nations to get back on board with the reduction of carbon emissions. The best we can do is lobby for the United States and other developed nations to convince the UN to overturn this veto and that we must stick to climate-friendly agriculture to protect our world from carbom emissions and therefore, climate change.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24604-un-negotiators-ditch-climatefriendly-agriculture-plan.html#.UozFPHBJMoo
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