Everyone knew this other than a couple deluded fools. But they went ahead with it anyway as a way for politicians to gain more control over private industry in the West. That’s all this ever was. A justification for a massive tax increase and a host of new regulations on industry. More control. Everyone knew that the Third World countries like Gambia and Ethiopia, and developing countries like India, weren’t going to come close to the targets. Hillary would have played along to advance the country’s move toward Socialism. Trump at least stopped that.
The headline reminds me of a fave song by Steve Winwood - Traffic; Dear Mr Fantasy. It seems somewhat appropriate here:
Dear Mr. Fantasy play us a tune
Something to make us all happy
Do anything, take us out of this gloom
Sing a song, play guitar, make it snappy