OUTCOME OF THE CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT IN POZNAN

1. Work plans agreed for both ‘tracks’.

OK, so a plan has been agreed. Don’t know which one we’re going to follow yet though.

2. Discussions to enter ‘full negotiating mode’.

Classic. They’ve agreed to talk seriously about doing something next time.

3. UN Adaptation Fund agreed.

Money’s available to reimburse (?) countries affected by climate change. Better than actually doing anything about it, I suppose.

4. Programme agreed to improve roll-out of low-carbon technologies.

Blah, blah, blah. National Space Centre.

5. Parameters established of agreement on reducing deforestation.

Cool, we’ve set the limits for an agreement yet to be made.

6. ‘Recognition’ that science indicates need for emissions to peak and begin to decline within 10-15 years.

Aha, and science has said some stuff about emissions or summat.

Now, I don’t know the ins and outs of climate change. I know there are arguments on both sides and I’ll leave that for them to sort out (or come back to another time).

I do, however, recognise bullshit, and the outcome of seven days talking in Poznan definitely has the characteristics of a steaming, bovine dump.