Whilst I concur entirely in principle, I have to say I think it is this kind of wishful thinking that is in a sense at the core of our problems when it comes to dealing with the terrible state of planet earth. For in the real world this is mush.

When has the whole world ever come together for the greater good? Not once in history that I can think of; self-interest inevitably wins out. As Thomas Ash has written at Open Democracy, and I’ve written a bit more foul-mouthedly on my blog, it’s time we focus on what individual countries can do… For — in my opinion — massive displacement of activism on the global stage at attention-grabbing commissions is at the end of the day, nothing other than a distraction.

http://www.opendemocracy.net/ourkingdom/thomas-ash/green-jobs-for-british-workers

http://jamblichus.wordpress.com/2009/12/20/red-herrings-rotting-in-the-state-of-denmark/