Ban Ki-moon nails the alphabet

by | Oct 12, 2011


At a meeting on Global Green Growth in Denmark yesterday, Ban Ki-moon went on an alphabetical rampage:

The three Gs of Global Green Growth must respond to social, economic and environmental challenges equally.  Because we live in an era of three Fs:  crises on Food, Fuel and Finance.  So we need to enhance the three Es:  the Economy, the Environment and global Equity.

It’s a pity that, having turned to the economy, he didn’t talk about major powers losing their AAA ratings.  Although I’m afraid this rhetoric will have elicited a few Zzz’s…

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