Green issues are also a diplomacy issue.Towards a Green Global Diplomacy

Green   issues   are   also   a   diplomacy   issue:   Towards   a   Green   Global   diplomacy…  

    The   digital   sculpture   “Mother   morning”   shows   the   hidden   treasure   of   climate   change   action:   the   strength   of   diplomacy.   A   pillar   that   is   within   activists,   environmental   organizations   and   leaders   however,   is   not   being   used   in   its   full   potential  and  there  is  not  a  consolidated  green  diplomacy.  Traditional  channels  of   diplomacy   are   not   enough   and   even   COP21   shows   that   its   possible   we   urgently   need  to  rebuild  a  diplomatic  sense  of  global  green  joint  action.   Green  issues  needs  “power  of  influence”  that  takes  shape  with  a  solid  structure   around  diplomacy.  Commitment  from  civil  society  is  important  but  could  easily   be   transformed   in   a   useless   resource   if   is   not   focused   in   a   strategy   encompassing  global  leaders  and  institutions.    Under   current   crisis   of   leadership   and   institutions   particularly   at   global   level,   is   very  difficult  to  build  a  sphere  of  influence.    Global  institutions  are  not  reliable  to   assure   the   sustainability   of   green   initiatives   and   work   as   a   defense   against   financial   private   interests.   Current   trend   from   US   of   destroying   a   “green   vision”   are   making   universal   attempts   very   challenging   for   building   a   green   diplomacy.   The  threat  to  abandon  COP21  is  a  tangible  expression  of  its  boycott.     Is  it  clear  that  a  weak  leadership  leads  to  a  diplomacy  failure  hence  reducing  the   levels  of  influence  below  minimum  standards.  Making  of  the  political  stage  the  only   way-­‐out   to   achieve   results.   For   getting   to   a   green   culture   is   paramount   to   build   around   several   pillars   do   not   just   rely   on  politics.   That’s   one   of   the   main   factors   to   support  the  development  of  a  “green  diplomacy”  as  there  is  not  a  tangible  link   private-­‐civil-­‐society-­‐financial   world-­‐politicians   and   citizens   interests.   There   are   common   interests   but   not   a   good   and   strong   diplomacy   able   to   link   all   this   pillars  around  a  common  goal.  Is  it  so,  that  political  decisions  like  climate  change   denier   Donald   Trump   are   more   harmful   that   ever   and   it   looks   closer   to   a   dictatorship   decision   rather   to   a   democratic   elected   leader.   Erasing   past   ideological   Administration   focus   constitutes   a   different   nature   from   denial   what   the   majority   of   the   citizens   are   demanding.   Indeed,   7   of   10   Americans   want   to  

emphasize  alternative  energy  (not  oil,  gas  and  coal).  That  means  democracy.  There   is   no   room   for   debate   when   there   are   authoritarian   political   decisions   that   undermine  citizenship  majority  will.   If   the   argumentation   is   that   there   are   also   financial   interests   around   clean   energies   there   is   also   better   and   worse   interests   around   remain   in   the   same   stage   of   contamination   that   is   killing   the   planet.   Scientifically   and   by   common   sense  climate  change  devastating  impact  is  being  proven  along  the  last  50  years.     Becoming  sustainable  shouldn’t  remain  just  a  political  decision  above  citizenship´s   interests.  Mass  ignorance  and  short  termism  is  not  an  excuse  for  not  proceeding.   Even  with  a  different  focus  but  without  erasing  all  green  strategies  without  giving   an  alternative  model  for  current  climate  threats.       In  a  surprisingly  political  momentum  of  climate  change  denial,  an  intense  work  of   influence  becomes  paramount  to  overcome  this  overwhelming  tendency  to  destroy   global  initiatives  and  it  is  the  development  of  a  global  green  diplomacy  that  could   rescue  us  from  this  chaotic  and  threatening  momentum  for  climate  change  action.     The  only  way  to  become  resilient  is  to  gather  together  around  a  global  green   diplomacy  more  than  a  green  agreement.  In  which,  leaders,  institutions  and  civil   societies   participate   in   a   permanent   basis   of   joint   action   and   a   structure   –not   necessary   formal-­‐   in   which   commitment   with   green   becomes   influence.   Green   political   parties   are   a   good   expression   of   this   attempt,   although   it   needs   to   move   one   step   further   and   become   real   experts   in   diplomacy   to   become   real   influencers.   Building   a   global   diplomacy   on   green   issues   from   the   election   of   strong  and  trained  leaders  able  to  be  resilient  by  themselves  towards  a  system   that  tends  to  absorb  them.     Global  green  diplomacy:  a  new  challenging  ground  that  needs  to  give  birth  to  a   new  generation  of  leaders  able  to  grow  strongly  and  steady  to  reshape  global   institutions  and  growth  towards  a  new  recycled  life.