The fairytale notion that we can talk our way out of the messes we shouted our way into.
Perhaps it was inspired in some small way by Gore’s first book (formed two years later), but it has not acheived any of its stated goals among the industrialized, growing societies because it would require too great a sacrifice; they set the altar too high.
Seems our government keeps signing onto more and more the Earth summit’s earth Charter resolutions. The World Heritage Committee is just one example. Loss of property rights under that umbrella is already happening in the USA.
Just wait until the next earth summit.
We aren’t immune to the world court either.