July 1, 2012

Bruce Jones explains failures of Rio+20

CISAC Affiliate Bruce Jones explains in an article for Foreign Policy why the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, known as Rio+20, was a recipe for failure. He says a broad environmental agenda, economic uncertainty and a multilateral setting all contributed to a disappointing summit. Despite this, Jones highlights some positive outcomes and indicates that it may be better to simply "kick the can."

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