| The United Nations plans to use its upcoming UN Conference on "Sustainable Development" (UN CSD or Rio+20) in Rio de Janeiro to amass a vast array of unprecedented new powers and literally re-shape civilization, the global economy, and even peoples' thoughts, according to official documents. All of it will be done in the name of transitioning toward a so-called "green economy." Among the new authorities being sought by the world body are global carbon taxes, wealth redistribution amounting to trillions of dollars per year, and a barrage of programs dealing with everything from poverty and education to health and resource allocation. Virtually no realm of human activity will be unaffected by the scheme, which analysts have described as a "mammoth exercise in global social engineering." The global transformation agenda was laid out in a recently published report entitled "Working towards a Balanced and Inclusive Green Economy: A United Nations System-wide Perspective." The document — prepared by a group of more than 35 UN agencies and assorted international institutions under the banner of the UN "Environmental Management Group" (UNEMG) — explains the goals of the global body's upcoming "sustainability" summit. The conference marks the 20th anniversary of the 1992 UN Earth Summit that adopted the highly controversial "Agenda 21." www.infowars.com "Transitioning to a green economy requires a fundamental shift in the way we think and act," the document explains, calling for ... |
