That's putting it mildly.
That's what we get for borrowing beyond our ability to repay the principle.
All these sustainable development treaties and agreements are in essence contracts outlining caretaker guidelines and responsibilities and serve as a smokescreen to keep the public from knowing what happened.
The dog and pony show has been most effective, though not very entertaining.
The cure to poverty is private property and free enterprise. Socialists will never understand that. Sustainable development as defined by the UN is nothing more than communism dressed in a diffferent skirt.
Proper sustainable development is caring for private property in a way that increases your personal wealth.