Are developed countries trying to reduce political space to discuss sustainable development?

As I write this blog Committee 2
is discussing whether the annual resolution on Agenda 21, Johannesburg Plan of
Action and Rio+20 should be scrapped. The resolution has been extremely
important in the last few years for the discussion of subjects such as the High
Level Political Forum and the Technology Facilitation Mechanism, the regional
dimension of sustainable development and Sustainable Consumption and
Production. Since last year, some developed countries started to challenge the
very existence of the resolution. Their argument is that it is no longer needed
because the 2030 Agenda should cover all aspects of the three previous
conferences.
Although the 2030 Agenda does cover many of the aspects of Agenda 21, Johannesburg Plan of Action and Rio+20 it does not cover all and reduces the space YET AGAIN for debate and discussion on sustainable development. In response to the concerns expressed by developed countries, G77 proposed this year to shift the focus of the resolution to SCP.…
Although the 2030 Agenda does cover many of the aspects of Agenda 21, Johannesburg Plan of Action and Rio+20 it does not cover all and reduces the space YET AGAIN for debate and discussion on sustainable development. In response to the concerns expressed by developed countries, G77 proposed this year to shift the focus of the resolution to SCP.…