Their house (cave) guest, Osama bin Laden was quite eco-conscious as well.*
From Agence France-Presse via TerraDaily's The Stans vertical, November 9:
The Taliban government expressed its disappointment Sunday that it was not invited to the COP30 conference despite Afghanistan being one of the nations most vulnerable to climate change.
The 30th UN Climate Change Conference opens Monday and is set to draw representatives from dozens of countries to Brazil.Afghanistan's National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) expressed its "deep concern over the fact that, despite Afghanistan being one of the most climate-vulnerable countries, it has unfortunately not received an official invitation" to COP30.
Last year the Taliban government, which is currently only recognised by Russia, sent a delegation to COP29 -- but as a "guest" of host Azerbaijan rather than a party directly involved in the negotiations.
The Taliban authorities, which returned to power in 2021, believe that their diplomatic isolation should not prevent them from taking part in international climate talks....
From the AFP transcript of the Sept. 7 al-Queda video.
"...In fact, the life of all of mankind is in danger because of the global warming resulting to a large degree from the emissions of the factories of the major corporations, yet despite that, the representative of these corporations in the White House insists on not observing the Kyoto accord, with the knowledge that the statistic speaks of the death and displacement of the millions of human beings because of that, especially in Africa.Via the Ottawa Citizen
This greatest of plagues and most dangerous of threats to the lives of humans is taking place in an accelerating fashion as the world is being dominated by the democratic system, which confirms its massive failure to protect humans and their interests from the greed and avarice of the major corporations and their representatives...."
We have more on Bin Laden above.
Mr. bin Laden expands on the thoughts he expressed in his 2002
"Letter to the American People":"You have destroyed nature with your industrial waste and gases more than any other nation in history. Despite this, you refuse to sign the Kyoto agreement so that you can secure the profit of your greedy companies and industries" al Queda leader Osama bin Laden wrote in a 2002 "letter to the American people".
September 11, 2007 - Is Osama bin Laden an environmentalist? Brendan O'Neill Calls Him a Weird Beard, Fatwah at 11:00
August 25, 2021 - "Taliban Vow To Tackle Climate Change:...."
Not kidding. They are also in line for a spot on the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women.
Again, not kidding....
April 2024 - As Houthis Cause CO2 Emissions Equivalent To 9 Million Cars, Further East The Taliban Enter Into Climate Talks
Related in terrorism eco-spirit, May 2012:
Al-Qaida on U.S. Media: "Fox News 'lacks neutrality'; MSNBC 'Good' Until it Fired Keith Olbermann"
AQ's English language spokesman seems particularly concerned about Global Warming and fond of The Independent's Robert Fisk and ABC's Brian Ross
