The UN climate talks seem to grind to slow motion this week with the much-hyped, much-anticipated arrival of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.
Kerry arrived late for his scheduled talk, striding in with that celebrity dignitary air, surrounded by a posse of private security guards and long-lens photographers. An inexplicable apocalyptic plume of black smoke rose from the Marrakechi cityscape behind him.
From along the corridors of the conference venue adoring bystanders yelled, “We love you Secretary Kerry!”
I swear I saw Kerry’s teeth glisten like a Disney princess as he smiled and waved.
The moment was perfectly American, unfolding like (Read more…) scene from a high-budget Hollywood film. In this conference mashup of international attendees it really did feel like the whole world was watching.
But they weren’t.