and people need to participate .n rio plus 20 who are we doing it for? we are not working in a glass house. we are working for real people. the most important issue is how we create opportunities, means decent work for young people. then people can invest into the future, into families, into businesses, into their own future and take your own life into their own hands. >> we had a ccc in the united states during the great depression. they started doing reforestation projects and kind of a peace corps on climate with unpeople. >> that is a good idea. climate change is only one aspect of the global challenges. rio plus 20 is going to be bigger than the climate change. rebuild our economy. get independent from oil, coal, and gas. it is possible. a study points out that if we do nothing, by 2050, while increasing productivity, we would be oil- and gas- independent because they do not have a business case anymore. if we stopped subsidizing dirty energy and internalize the -- the clear and -- many of the energies we have been relying on do not have a business

she is the former minister for energy and environment of barbados and now the coordinator at rio plus 20 for developing countries. we asked her for her bottom line of what needs to come out of rio. >> some of the other things i think we'll definitely come away with are agreement on issues like water, and energy and food security, which are all very important. how do we do it in three days? the truth is that the process is already very much ongoing. we've been negotiating now at the government level since january of this year. fossil fuel interests are powerful and entrenched. and it is easy to live with what we already know. it's easier to remain where you are than to get up and go somewhere else. so that change is never easy. there is some lip service, but i think that the market itself is driving changes. you have the fact that consumers are making choices which are more environmentally safe, which are more environmentally sound. there is a whole movement toward whole food and organic products and goods and services from ethical locations or where ethical practices have been used in

of our industry which is sustainability in actually sustainability was very high in the agenda of rio plus twenty which was just recently held in rio and we're all talking about sustainability let me define what how we see sustainability in the oil industry. that implies that we need to meet four requirements all of the same time first of all the industry needs to be profitable because if there is no profitability there will be no capital coming to the industry requirement one second requirement that the wealth that is generated in a producing country in the end also reverse to local society in the form of royalty taxes creational jobs. respect for the local culture engage in like community the third required is that we minimize you know the environmental food and accidents so the target should be zero spiels zero x. that if that's possible i don't know but that's our target as an industry and the force requirement is that ethics and transparency be part of the decision making process and so all of those four requirements are essential to making money in the long term is actually very impo

marking the 20th anniversary of the earth summit in rio, this conference was nicknamed "rio plus 20." so-called sustainable development principles consistent of a set of principles and strategies that when acted upon by the global community will balance strong economic growth, expansion of just, civic, and government structures and environmental protection. another way to view sustainable development is in the balance of the needs of the present with those of future generations through the fair use of resources. as secretary of state hillary rodham clinton said, "in the 21st century, the only viable development is sustainable development. the only way to deliver lastin g progress for everyone is by preserving our resources and protecting our common environment." one positive development of this rio plus 20 conference wassit discussion of promoting sustainability. the document adopted entitled "the future we want" highlights the role of private companies, the private sector, and their close collaboration with governments in driving sustainable development. it reads in part, "we acknowl

this is on the issue of the topic of fossil fuel subsidies at the rio plus 20 summit.christian parenti? >> wish to reduce all those subsidies and allow the epa to do what it is mandated to do, which is imposed a defacto carbon tax. with the kyoto protocol, signed by clinton in the mid-1990s and not ratified by the senate, states and reorganizations sued sing epa should be regulating greenhouse gases. it was just reaffirmed recently. the epa is responsible for issuing rules that would raise the cost of burning fossil fuels. if that happens, there be a shift of investment from these dirty and subsidized industries toward clean industries. these laws exist. this is to happen. the government to lead the way by saying, all of our news vehicles will be electric. we will set out a schedule for buying clean power for all of our buildings. the federal government is the largest single consumer of power in the economy. the private sector has -- it is sitting on more and invested cash. i'm not talking about bonuses or profits paid out, but many in the short term. if the government

rio plus 20 -- in june, it , talking about the grain economy. -- green economy.affects every aspect of our lives as a big country. it wants to create an international monetary fund -- to explore the potential for innovative world currency at special drawing rates. guest: i think his concerns are justified because i think those who manage the world financial system and those who manage our dollar, both nationally and internationally, know exactly what i am saying. this is destined to fail. so, they are sitting around trying to make plans about what it should be replaced with. and i think they're absolutely right. they want to replace it with an international currency. they would like to use the imf -- the engine is a world government. i am interested in not even benging to the united nations. i do not want to give out our national sovereignty and any way and i certainly don't want them to have the currency. so, this is the plan that they have and i don't want our country going to war under u.n. resolutions or nato resolutions. i believe a national sovereignty. i b

speak she is infiltrating the monte rio redwoods to find out what this elusive group will be discussing and who will be there we'll tell you what she finds out plus we went spent a lot of time here on our team talking about the controversial natural gas extraction technique known as fracking and the alleged dangers opposes to drinking water for the community that lives around these sites the reason the method is so popular is because it's supposed to be cleaner greener a cleaner greener way to use to u.s. energy independence or so you might think next week we'll tell you about a group of geo chemists who say it can prove that hydraulic fracturing doesn't fact pollute and is directly connected with water contamination we'll show you the study and we'll tell you how water leaves a fingerprint that can be traced to its chemical source and those are just a few of the stories we have in store for you next week along with more news and in-depth interviews to keep it tuned in to our t.v. . but for more of the stories we cover today you can check out our youtube page it's youtube dot com slash r t america you can also check out our website it's our t.v.

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bothing attending tomorrow that when they had the earth summit plus 20, that was just a month ago, that was in reowe dejan areh heo, that -- riode janeiro, that george bush was president of the united states and he went down even though he didn't really agree with what was going on. in this case, president obama didn't even go down. it's been conspicuous. i was glad to see my friend from vermont coming to the floor and talking about an issue that hasn't been talked about now for years. i'm glad it's coming up again. i'm glad people realize the cost it's going to be to the american people. by the way, the $300 billion to $400 billion originated from a study done by scientists from the -- i'm sorry, economists from the wharton school. later on m.i.t. and several universities said that's the range, $300 billion to $400 billion, is what it would cost. that's between ben pretty much agreed to. i'm sure there is a dissenting ewe view but it's the first time i've heard on the floor of the senate a denial of that assertion that was made. everyone knows that we -- it would cost. i eab reb the mccain-lieberman bill and senator lieberman