From Environmental Manager 19 November 2009 via Greenpeace Asia-Pacific blog, 30 September 2009
'A hoax "cheat's guide to Copenhagen for the Aust UNFCCC negotiating team" created confusion among foreign delegations to the Bangkok UN climate talks last month, EM sources say.
Greenpeace Australia's "top secret" guide suggests using "shock and bore tactics" "to dampen public enthusiasm" for action on climate change.
"Bamboozle the public with acronyms and figures to make climate change sound as dull and confusing as possible," it suggests.
If that fails "blame China", it says. It discusses "how to cook the climate books" on Aust's emissions accounts by pushing for Land Use Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) carbon credits to be included in any new global climate agreement, allowing Aust to avoid having to cut its industrial emissions.
A delegation from a major emitter in the region thought the guide was real.'
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