"Climate change policy is about how we redistribute de facto the worldâ€™s wealth."

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Ottmar Edenhofer

#Climate Quotes #World Quotes #Wealth Quotes

“Climate policy has almost nothing to do anymore with environmental protection, says the German economist and IPCC official Ottmar Edenhofer. The next world climate summit in Cancun is actually an economy summit during which the distribution of the worlds resources will be negotiated.”
Ottmar Edenhofer
“But one must say clearly that we redistribute de facto the world's wealth by climate policy...One has to free oneself from the illusion that international climate policy is environmental policy any more.”
Ottmar Edenhofer
“Climate change is a global commons problem.”
Ottmar Edenhofer
“First of all, developed countries have basically expropriated the atmosphere of the world community. But one must say clearly that we redistribute de facto the world's wealth by climate policy. Obviously, the owners of coal and oil will not be enthusiastic about this. One has to free oneself from the illusion that international climate policy is environmental policy. This has almost nothing to do with environmental policy anymore...”
Ottmar Edenhofer
“Nothing personal, it's just business”
Ottmar Edenhofer

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