{"id":351742,"date":"2024-11-20T08:45:44","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T07:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=351742"},"modified":"2024-11-20T08:45:46","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T07:45:46","slug":"brics-kazan-declaration-trumps-cop29-climate-blather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=351742","title":{"rendered":"BRICS\u2019 Kazan Declaration Trumps COP29 Climate Blather"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Vijay Jayaraj<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gathering in the Russian city of Kazan and hosted by that country\u2019s \u201calienated and sanctioned\u201d leader Vladimir Putin, the heads of some of the world\u2019s most powerful nations made clear that the so-called climate emergency was a secondary priority for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Attendees of the 16th annual BRICS summit represented more than 45% of the global population and 35% of global gross domestic product<\/a> and included representatives of Saudi Arabia, China, India, Brazil and the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Kazan declaration<\/a> they signed builds upon their already strong economic and diplomatic ties under the BRICS framework established in 2009 and expanded since then. However, most mainstream media didn\u2019t notice\u2014or intentionally underreported\u2014that the core BRICS countries \u2013 including India, China and Russia \u2013 have openly declared that their domestic energy needs and economic wellbeing will take precedence over international climate agreements like the Paris Accords and \u201cnet zero\u201d initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interestingly, powerful leaders from these BRICS countries\u2014such as China\u2019s Xi Jinping and India\u2019s Narendra Modi\u2014are absent this week from the ongoing COP29 \u2013 the U.N.\u2019s annual climate gathering. Only a third of the way through the 11-day COP29, the 80-person Argentinian delegation was called home, adding to the notion that the U.N. summit is little more than an overblown gabfest that produces nothing of substance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe departure of Argentina from the global climate talks COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, adds to concerns about the global climate fight, following the reelection of climate crisis sceptic Donald Trump, reported Sky News<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In hindsight, the meeting at Kazan could be seen as a foretelling of such doubts about the standing of the popular climate narrative. However, CNBC\u2019s summary<\/a> of the event\u2014which supposedly lists key takeaways\u2014completely ignored this critical aspect, despite representing a considerable portion of the declaration\u2019s wording.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The mainstream media was silent as their \u201cgreen\u201d fantasy was disintegrating right in front of their eyes at Kazan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A superficial glance at the Kazan agreement would lead one to believe that the BRICS consortium stands with the global climate movement and committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the energy and transportation sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For instance, there are laudatory words about the Paris agreement, noting a \u201ccritical need for active climate adaptation projects.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, a closer look reveals that these nations\u2014many of them still early in their development as modern societies\u2014are in no mood to compromise on their national energy security and the use of fossil fuels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the heart of the declaration lies a fundamental truth that the Western climate industrial complex often refuses to recognize: Access to affordable and reliable energy and economic development cannot be sacrificed at the altar of \u201cdecarbonization\u201d if people are to thrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Kazan declaration\u2019s emphasis on \u201ctechnological neutrality\u201d is particularly telling. By explicitly endorsing the use of \u201call available fuels, energy sources and technologies,\u201d including fossil fuels with abatement technologies, BRICS nations have effectively rejected the notion of a rapid phase-out of conventional energy sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The declaration says that \u201cenergy security, access and energy transitions are important and need to be balanced \u2026\u201d In other words\u2014in a style similar to that of the original Nationally Determined Contribution documents of India in 2017\u2014domestic energy needs will be prioritized ahead of emission reductions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It also calls for an uninterrupted energy supply chain, underscoring the importance of affordable energy \u2013 something that only fossil fuels can provide to countries with high poverty rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The declaration notes the \u201cnecessity for resilient global supply chains and stable, predictable energy demand in order to provide universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy sources as well as to ensure national, global and regional energy security.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Directly challenging the European Union\u2019s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, the Kazan statement labels such levies as \u201cunilateral, punitive and discriminatory protectionist measures.\u201d This is a rejection of the EU\u2019s attempt to export its climate policies through trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most of the components for solar energy systems come from China, which produces 80% of the globe\u2019s solar panels. Because coal still dominates the Chinese energy mix, Western nations buying Chinese solar panels are effectively outsourcing their carbon dioxide emissions while claiming progress toward net-zero goals. It is all illogical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The BRICS leaders emphasize that their immediate goals \u2014 poverty eradication, infrastructure development, and economic expansion \u2014 require a secure and stable energy supply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Kazan declaration isn\u2019t just a political statement; it signals a new era in global climate-energy politics. Emerging economies will no longer be distracted from their pursuit of prosperity and are departing from the currently dominant U.N. climate frameworks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At some point, the legacy media will wake up \u2013 or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This commentary was first published at BizPac Review<\/a><\/em> on November 15, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vijay Jayaraj<\/a> is a Science and Research Associate at the <\/em>CO2<\/sub> Coalition<\/em><\/a>, Arlington, Virginia. He <\/em>holds an M.S. in environmental sciences from the University of East Anglia and a postgraduate degree in energy management from Robert Gordon University, both in the U.K., and a bachelor\u2019s in engineering from Anna University, India.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gathering in the Russian city of Kazan and hosted by that country\u2019s \u201calienated and sanctioned\u201d leader Vladimir Putin, the heads of some of the world\u2019s most powerful nations made clear that the so-called climate emergency was a secondary priority for them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":351744,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[691831582,691831531,691818154,691831455],"class_list":{"0":"post-351742","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"tag-16th-annual-brics-summit","9":"tag-cop29-in-baku","10":"tag-net-zero","11":"tag-paris-accords","13":"fallback-thumbnail"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/0-Brics-2024.jpg?fit=1880%2C1160&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-1tvg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":275592,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=275592","url_meta":{"origin":351742,"position":0},"title":"Iran, Saudi Arabia, UEA and other invited to join BRICS\u00a0group","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"25\/08\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Expansion is a victory for Russia and China who want to bolster the bloc against competition from the West","rel":"","context":"In \"BRICS\"","block_context":{"text":"BRICS","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=brics"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/02023-08-22T190005Z_1076515649_RC26T2AN9BAU_RTRMADP_3_BRICS-SUMMIT.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/02023-08-22T190005Z_1076515649_RC26T2AN9BAU_RTRMADP_3_BRICS-SUMMIT.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/02023-08-22T190005Z_1076515649_RC26T2AN9BAU_RTRMADP_3_BRICS-SUMMIT.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/02023-08-22T190005Z_1076515649_RC26T2AN9BAU_RTRMADP_3_BRICS-SUMMIT.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/02023-08-22T190005Z_1076515649_RC26T2AN9BAU_RTRMADP_3_BRICS-SUMMIT.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":353278,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=353278","url_meta":{"origin":351742,"position":1},"title":"November\u2019s Energy Earthquake: A World Reshaped by Politics, Power, and Pragmatism","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"05\/12\/2024","format":false,"excerpt":"As the global energy landscape pivots in the shadow of November 2024\u2019s seismic political developments, the world finds itself navigating a complex web of geopolitics, market maneuvers and environmental debates. 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