Whoa, Hold your horses! The West NEEDS that big continent of empty land (Africa) to slice up to use for offsets, so that we in the West (Global North) can keep our Good Life going full steam ahead, so that we can sail our gigantic cruise ships into your ports to satisfy the boredom of tourists, and to show you the bounties of consumerism that our finance schemes will prevent you from ever attaining.
Whoa, Hold your horses! The West NEEDS that big continent of empty land (Africa) to slice up to use for offsets, so that we in the West (Global North) can keep our Good Life going full steam ahead, so that we can sail our gigantic cruise ships into your ports to satisfy the boredom of tourists, and to show you the bounties of consumerism that our finance schemes will prevent you from ever attaining.
Great reporting on this "conference," thank you!