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In earlier essays about the bad environmental policies
with which we have been bombarded for more than 30 years, I have discussed various
United Nations agendas. Today, I’m going to look at the Sustainable Development
Goals, agreed in 2015, also known as Agenda 2030.
This is the last in a series of essays I began in June 2025,
documenting many of the bad political agendas, that have brought us to the mess
we are in today.
History
I shall begin by relating the timeline of the development of
this agenda.
Agenda 21
Agenda 21 was one of the agreements, to which John
Major and co signed us up, without our say-so, at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992.
It was a first blueprint for the kind of world the political élites have been trying for more
than three decades to force on us. They envisaged a deeply green and feminist
world, with recycling all but a religion, people crammed into cities and using
“high-occupancy public transport” with a “culture of safety.”
The Millennium Development Goals
In 2000, the UN held a Millennium Summit. This led to an
agreement between the UN member states on a set of Millennium Development
Goals, to be achieved by 2015.
This was the start of the tyrannical and all-pervasive
culture of arbitrary, usually collective, and ever tightening targets and
limits in matters environmental, which has plagued our lives ever since. The EU
has been probably the most eager of the spreaders and enforcers of this
culture. But it is the UN that, most of all, has driven the process along.
Assisted, of course, by green extremists, and by all the mainstream UK
political parties – Tories, Labour and Lib Dems – whenever they have been in
government.
The Sustainable Development Goals
In September 2015, the UN convened a Sustainable Development
Summit, attended by more than 150 world leaders. These included then UK prime
minister David Cameron. At that meeting, they agreed a document called Transforming
our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This was, in
essence, an update to and extension of the Millennium Development Goals.
You can find the text at [[1]].
It’s pretty nasty stuff.
What’s in there
The remainder of this essay is a précis of a far more detailed piece from 2022: [[2]].
When I first skim-read that document, I thought of it as
little more than an earnest-sounding wish-list. But when I was moved to read it
again, I was horrified. I called it “nothing less than a blueprint for the
complete destruction of human civilization as we know it today, and for tyranny
by a self-appointed global ruling class over every human being alive.”
Arrogance
One thing that comes over from the document is the
incredible arrogance of those that wrote it. “This Agenda is a plan of action
for people, planet and prosperity… All countries and all stakeholders, acting
in collaborative partnership, will implement this plan,” they say. It is to be
achieved through “universal and transformative Goals and targets.” And: “As we
embark on this great collective journey, we pledge that no one will be left
behind.”
But who are they, that they claim a right to tell everyone
in the world, including all individuals and all democracies, what direction
each of us should be taking? Including those of us, who want nothing at all to
do with the UN or its environmental agendas? Or, indeed, want nothing at all to
do with any top-down or globalist political organization?
They say: “We are determined to take the bold and
transformative steps which are urgently needed to shift the world onto a
sustainable and resilient path.” That is, simply put, a lie. In reality, the
hype about climate change, nature degradation, biodiversity loss and all the
rest is just that – hype. For those, like me, who look for hard evidence and
facts, and are persuaded by nothing else, it is clear that no proof beyond reasonable
doubt has ever been provided that there is any real problem in any of these
areas. Still less is there any proof that humans are responsible for any such
problems, even if they did exist.
The arguments for “bold and transformative steps,” claimed to
be “urgently needed,” are no more than a set of carefully crafted false narratives.
These narratives are put out by those that want to destroy individual human freedom,
industrial civilization and the prosperity it has brought; and to substitute
for them the absolutist rule of a global cabal of élites, that includes themselves. Anyone that spreads
these narratives, or promotes, supports, makes or enforces any political agenda
derived from them, is a traitor to human civilization and to humanity.
There is a stench of collectivism, of top-down command and
control, about this whole Agenda. The promoters seem to have let their
arrogance run away with them to such an extent, that they are looking simply to
do all this stuff, regardless of the consequences to the people impacted by it.
They are behaving like psychopathic criminals. Recklessly, dishonestly, and
without any empathy or remorse towards their victims.
The sustainability agenda is unsustainable!
The UN defines sustainability as “meeting the needs of the
present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their
own needs.” Though, strangely, the Agenda document does not repeat this definition.
But have the policies, that have been implemented in the
name of the sustainability agenda, actually met the needs of the present? What,
for example, were the effects in practice of the attempted transition to
organic agriculture, that in 2021 was forced on Sri Lankans by their government
as part of a “sustainable agriculture” agenda? Harvest failure, collapse of the
economy, and at one point 22 per cent of the population needing food aid.
So much for the claim that “we are determined to end poverty
and hunger, in all their forms and dimensions.” That same claim is also given
the lie by what has been and is being done to Dutch farmers, the second most
efficient food producers in the world.
Or what about UK policies, that have put in place a strategy
of trying to run an industrial economy on “renewable” energy, that anyone with even
half an ounce of common sense can see can never be reliable and affordable? These
policies have led to de-industrialization, job losses, increasing poverty and
worsening health. Not only for the people directly affected, but in the longer
run for their children too. So much for the promise to “ensure that all human
beings can fulfil their potential in dignity and equality.” How can people
fulfil their potential in a modern economy, if they are denied necessities like
reliable, affordable energy?
Moreover, I know what the word “sustainable” really means:
“able to endure into the future.” And I know that truly sustainable development
is dynamic and progressive, like the Industrial Revolution in its heartland of
the UK. The Industrial Revolution was sustainable in the same way that a
bush-fire or a nuclear reaction is sustainable. That is sustainable
development.
I also know what a truly sustainable economy is. It is one
from which no wealth is lost. In which those, who fairly earn wealth, can spend
it on goods and services from people like themselves. And keep it away from the
vested interests, politicians, bureaucrats, political activists and the like,
that want to rule tyrannically over us and against our interests.
“Degradation”
The agenda says: “We are determined to protect the planet
from degradation.” But what is degradation is, to a large extent, a
subjective matter.
For example, when the ancient Athenians quarried large
amounts of marble to build the Parthenon in the 5th century BC, did
they degrade the planet? To anyone who appreciates human civilization, the utility
and beauty of the Parthenon were big positives. Only a humanity-hater could have
preferred to leave that marble where it was.
Prosperity, fulfilment and harmony with nature
“We are determined to ensure that all human beings can enjoy
prosperous and fulfilling lives and that economic, social and technological
progress occurs in harmony with nature.”
Moreover, if real economic, social and technological
progress are to take place, they must be in harmony with our nature, human
nature. It is in our nature to be creative, to build civilizations, and to take
control of, and leave our mark on, our surroundings.
Any human being worth the name knows, deep down
inside, that this planet and its resources are ours to use as we see fit, in
order to make a home and garden fit for a civilized species. Is that not our
right, as much as lions have a right to catch and kill zebra, and giraffes have
a right to pick fruit and leaves off the tops of tall trees? To deny us this
right, and to seek to subordinate human beings to some idol they call “nature,”
is treason against our species.
And to those that want to do these things to us, I say: You
think this isn’t our planet? Then it sure as hell isn’t your
planet. Get yourselves off our planet, you traitors to humanity.
Peace, justice and inclusion
“We are determined to foster peaceful, just and inclusive
societies which are free from fear and violence.” Well, I can tell you how to hugely
reduce violence and wars. We must get rid of the institutions and
individuals that seek to make violence and wars.
And what is the name of the political institution today,
into whose very foundations war is built? It is the state. “War is the
health of the state,” said Randolph Bourne. And he was right. Yet, the UN explicitly
oppose tackling the issue at its roots. For they say: “We reaffirm that every
State has, and shall freely exercise, full permanent sovereignty over all its
wealth, natural resources and economic activity.”
Moreover, what do they mean by just? Do they want a milieu
of common-sense justice, in which every individual is treated, as far as
practicable, as he or she treats others? Or do they seek a system of “justice” in
which those with political power may do whatever it suits them to do? Including
enriching themselves and their cronies, and doing severe injustices to people
who don’t agree with their agendas?
And what is inclusive? I can only feel part of a
society, if I agree with its aims and objectives. I don’t want to have anything
to do with any organization that is hostile to human flourishing. Including the
UN, the EU, and governments of any of the establishment political parties.
Health and well-being
Goal 3 seeks to “ensure healthy lives and promote well-being
for all at all ages.” Yet the small print underneath includes items like: “Strengthen
the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including narcotic drug abuse
and harmful use of alcohol.” (Think: What happened with Prohibition?) “By 2020,
halve the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents.” “Strengthen
the implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in all
countries, as appropriate.” These are not policies for health and well-being, but
for tyranny.
Education
Goal 4 seeks to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality
education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.” But when you
look at the small print, this is merely a recipe for ever-increasing central
control over education. And there is no mention at all of those whose
responsibility it is to provide their children with education, and whose right
it is to decide how best to educate them; parents.
Gender equality
Goal 5 seeks to “achieve gender equality and empower all
women and girls.” The agenda here is explicitly sexist.
Myself, I take the view that it shouldn’t matter who an
individual is, only how that individual behaves. Under this view,
discriminating against (or for) people merely because of their gender is simply
silly and wrong.
Inequality
Goal 10 claims to seek to “reduce inequality within and
among countries.” And urges governments to “adopt policies, especially fiscal,
wage and social protection policies, and progressively achieve greater
equality.”
This is a recipe for government micro-management of
everything, and total destruction of economic freedom. We already know that
such a system can never work for the people, most of all for the “little
people.” In fact, it will simply make the politically rich richer, and the
politically poor poorer. As current policies are, indeed, doing.
Safety
Goal 11 seeks to “make cities and human settlements
inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.” Here is the root of the intolerable
culture of “safety at any cost,” which subjects us to ever more and tighter
restrictions, while spying on us to catch us out in the smallest violation.
It also says: “by 2030, enhance inclusive and sustainable
urbanization and capacity for participatory, integrated and sustainable human
settlement planning and management in all countries.” If I read that right, it
means “force us all into cities.” No, thanks.
“Resource mobilization”
Goal 17 seeks, among other things, to “strengthen domestic
resource mobilization… to improve domestic capacity for tax and other revenue
collection.” So, now we know (if we didn’t before) that we are to be treated as
no more than “resources” to be taxed and “mobilized” at the will of a
self-appointed élite
class. There’s another word for that: slaves.
The agenda’s world-view
I have come to the conclusion that the world-view of those
peddling this UN agenda is a globalist, feminist form of fascism. In which,
“the Fatherland” is replaced by “Mother Earth,” and the planet is to be
worshipped as fascists worship the nation.
Moreover, in consonance with the gender change from male to
female, women are to be regarded as superior to men. And everyone and
everything is to be “mobilized” in support of the agenda of “sustainable
development.”
To sum up
·
The United Nations’ “Sustainable Development
Goals” agenda is a blueprint for the destruction of human civilization as we
know it, and for tyranny by a self-appointed global ruling class over every
human being alive.
·
For more than 30 years, successive UK governments
have been a major leader in the stampede towards the “sustainable development”
agenda. They have done this without allowing us, the people they are supposed
to serve, any other choice, or any chance to object.
·
The main thrust of the agenda is a global power
grab by an international élite of the rich and powerful, at the expense of
ordinary people. The world-view of its promoters seems to be a globalist,
feminist form of fascism.
·
The agenda is a charter for government meddling
and centralized control.
·
The negative effects of the agenda are now plain
for all to see. For example, in food shortages and economic collapse in Sri
Lanka. Energy unaffordability in the UK. And serious political disruption to
farming in the Netherlands.
·
As time goes on, it is becoming increasingly clear
that the “sustainable development” agenda, wherever implemented, will produce
results that are quite the opposite of sustainable.
The promoters, supporters, makers and enforcers of this agenda are traitors to human civilization and to humanity as a whole. It is high time that we human beings started to organize ourselves to push back. Both against their agenda, and against them.
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