Peter Draper and Ivan Mbirimi remind us in this excellent column in the Business Day (South Africa) that summitteers in Copenhagen must not get carried away with their good intentions.  There is a very real risk that sub-Saharan Africa's potentially rich future could be traded away in any agreement that restricts trade in energy intensive goods, which these experts predict could affect virtually everything that Africans produce and trade with the rest of the world.  Never mind the impact of weather related events in 2050; shutting down this trade under the auspices of protecting the environment will lead to devastating consequences RIGHT NOW.

Sign the anti-green protectionism petition and voice your disapproval at the prospect of a Copenhagen Agreement that restricts trade and prevents Africans - or anyone else - from trading their way out of poverty and improving the environment.