{"id":256437,"date":"2022-07-24T07:39:46","date_gmt":"2022-07-24T07:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=256437"},"modified":"2022-07-25T07:25:25","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T07:25:25","slug":"sri-lankas-new-president-is-a-member-of-the-world-economic-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=256437","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lanka\u2019s New President is a Member of the World Economic Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"

Keean Bexte \u2013 The Counter Signal July 21, 2022<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Sri Lanka\u2019s new President, Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is enforcing\u00a0a QR code digital ID program to access gas<\/a>, is a devoted Member and\u00a0Agenda Contributor<\/a>\u00a0of the World Economic Forum (WEF).<\/p>\n

In fact, Ranil Wickremesinghe spearheaded the green push during his time as Prime Minister that has led to the fuel crisis currently besieging the pockets of Sri Lankans.<\/p>\n

In 2016, Wickremesinghe penned an article for the World Economic Forum entitled \u201cThe future of Sri Lanka\u2019s economy<\/a>,\u201d in which he laid out Sri Lanka\u2019s role in reducing global emissions and transitioning away from fossil fuels.<\/p>\n

As per Wickremesinghe\u2019s article:<\/p>\n

Sri Lanka\u2019s cultural traditions are such that respect for the environment is embedded in the psyche of our people. This creates a groundswell of public opinion in favour of sustainable development. In the wake of the Paris Climate Conference, I would like to point out that Sri Lanka is committed to achieving 20% renewable energy usage by 2030, over and above the current 35% of hydropower. Environmental sustainability is central to the country\u2019s development plans. At the same time, Sri Lanka is ready to be a constructive partner in global climate negotiations.<\/p>\n

Hilariously \u2014 or it would be funny if the state of Sri Lanka weren\u2019t so tragic \u2014 Wickremesinghe penned another\u00a0article<\/a>\u00a0for the WEF in 2018 in which he boasted of the country\u2019s progress and stated that he would \u201cmake my country rich by 2025.\u201d<\/p>\n

Due to his strict commitment to environmentalism and ESG standards, Sri Lanka was given a nearly perfect ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) score of\u00a098.1 out of 100<\/a>\u00a0by World Economics, even as signs the country was going bankrupt were as clear as day.<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, Sri Lanka, led by leaders more concerned with global virtue signalling rather than the wellbeing of their people, has continued down its current trajectory and is facing fuel, food, and financial crises simultaneously.<\/p>\n

As previously\u00a0reported<\/a>\u00a0by The Counter Signal, at the heart of the Sri Lankan crisis is a government policy that\u00a0banned the use<\/a>\u00a0of artificial fertilizer in the country to shift towards organic farming. In April 2021, former president Rajapaksa banned all chemical fertilizers in Sri Lanka, only to reverse the policy soon after.<\/p>\n

Initially, Sri Lanka was importing non-harmful Nano Nitrogen liquid fertilizer from India while\u00a0banning<\/a>\u00a0private companies from importing synthetic products.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe nitrogen content of organic fertilizer is about 3-4%,\u201d said agriculture expert Udith Jayasinghe.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor paddy cultivation, 80,000 metric tonnes of nitrogen is needed for this season. This cannot be done entirely from compost fertilizer domestically.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the reversal, the country plunged into systemic shortages of food and other goods. Sri Lanka, a major rice producer, saw a 30% plunge in paddy yields across the country and vegetable prices doubling.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are a tropical country full of rice paddies and banana plantations, but because of this stupid fertilizer ban, now we don\u2019t even have enough food to feed ourselves,\u201d former Sri Lankan governor Rajith Keerthi told\u00a0the Guardian<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have had past economic crises, security crises, but never in Sri Lanka\u2019s history have we had a food crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n

On top of this is a national fuel crisis that has gotten so bad that heavily armed officers have been\u00a0deployed<\/a>\u00a0to gas stations to deny people with \u201cnon-essential vehicles\u201d from purchasing gas at gunpoint.<\/p>\n

Now, the government under Ranil Wickremesinghe is implementing a nationwide QR code digital ID as part of a fuel rationing scheme.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not clear how much worse it can get in Sri Lanka, but it\u2019s unlikely that one of the country\u2019s greatest contributors to the crisis has the means (or sincere desire) to get Sri Lanka out of it.<\/p>\n

Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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