And here we thought The United Nations Climate Change Summit was all about the well being of the living planet! How stupid of us.

In an article by well-known journalist Johann Hari on the outcome of the COP15 Summit he makes one damning point after the other to expose the developed world’s quest to worship their almighty God called Profit.

Read his excellent article most appropriately called ‘They didn’t seal the deal; they sealed the Coffin’ here.

During a few days of supposed reasoned talks by world leaders what seems to have been totally ignored were the pleas by representatives of low-lying island states. It also appears that nobody paid attention to presentations by countries such as Bangladesh being swamped by rising water levels.

What about the people speaking on behalf of the drought wracked countries of Africa? Did anybody hear them? And the other pleas not any less urgent begging the leaders of the developed world to nurture the planet and its people rather than destroy it.  Did that all fall on deaf ears?

Swept aside were the objections by the developing world that they have all the disadvantages of the changing weather patterns such as floods and droughts with none of the benefits of huge profits the developed world has had while leaching the life out of this planet.

What won were the interests of big money. It’s business as usual for petroleum companies, industry that spits out poison into the atmosphere and the travel industry to mention a few of the culprits.

It’s not even a question of we didn’t know. The scientific evidence is out there. It’s even common knowledge. Everybody with some common sense and access to news has an understanding of what is at stake.

How is it that we are allowing our leaders to kill off the world? Surely leaders should represent the people’s best interest? It cannot be in the people’s best interest to allow the world to die off. Short term profit, long term disaster.

And as for the disappointment of the year? Barack Obama who offered such wonderful promises? Yes we can!  Can kill the world? Shame on you Obama. We had such hope. And don’t say you weren’t there and couldn’t make a difference. Yes you were, and no you didn’t.