http://www.id21.org/society/s7aas1g1.html
This is a summary of Collision Course by the New Economics Foundation,
which points out how globalisation is making climate change worse.
Another issue is the WTO TRIPS agreement enforcing intellectual property
rights. The multinationals are busy buying up all the patents to
renewable technologies, so that progress away from fossil fuels is
determined on their time scale. We need a campaign for compulsory
purchase of patents if it's in the public interest, as we can have
compulsory purchase of houses to make way for roads
Chris
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