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They’re hosting a climate change conference in Azerbaijan? A country that’s mainly known for its oil production?
Are the UN even trying to pretend they’re acting in our best interest at this point?
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There are regional rotation rules, and Russia vetoed every other possible location in the region
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So Russia alone can influence the outcome to the point of making the entire conference a laughing stock. Seems like a pretty big fuck up to me.
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The whole UN is like that; it functions as a forum to talk, not an effective place to set policy.