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The Tragedy Of Sri Lanka: A Cautionary Tale On ‘Going Green’ – ‘Stems from a fertilizer reduction policy’

 

https://committeetounleashprosperity.com/hotlines/the-tragedy-of-sri-lanka-a-cautionary-tale-on-going-green/

This story is almost too bizarre to believe.

Guess what country has one of the highest ESG (environment/social justice governance) scores in the world?

Yes, Sri Lanka.

Oh, wait. Things arenā€™t going so well there.

Youā€™ve probably heard that Sri Lanka is in a state of total economic collapse and anarchy. The schools and businesses are shut down. The nation has run out of fuel. Last weekend, violent demonstrators stormed the official residence of the President and then set fire to the residence of the Prime Minister. Both officials have announced they will resign.

There are many factors behind Sri Lankaā€™s demise, but green policies are one of them.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/18/a-food-crisis-looms-in-sri-lanka-as-farmers-give-up-on-planting

Sri Lanka was self-sufficient in food production until 2021. Then-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa issued an overnight ban on all synthetic fertilizers and pesticides in a drive to promote ā€œorganic agriculture.ā€

The production of rice, a staple of the Sri Lankan diet, fell by between 40 and 50% nationwide. Food prices rose by over 80% and now there are severe shortages, which has led to malnutrition and widespread hunger.

Michael Shellenberger, a liberal analyst who specializes in environmental issues, reports that Sri Lankan leaders ā€œfell under the spell of Western green elites peddling organic agriculture and ā€˜ESG.ā€™ā€ Sri Lankaā€™s leaders bought into myths that organic farming is trouble-free and that pesticides and fertilizer were dangerous.

The enviros got what they wanted. Sri Lanka has a near-perfect ESG score (98) which is higher than Sweden (96) or the United States (51). It also canā€™t feed its people and it has run out of nearly everything.

 

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WEF Trying To Hide Their Evil

Earlier today the WEF had this article up on their website.

How we will make Sri Lanka rich by 2025 | World Economic Forum

Sometime between 3:06:37 GMT and 21:56:46 GMT they deleted it.

World Economic Forum | 404: Page cannot be found

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