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Mexico (!) Proposes Climate Change Fund (that we'll pay for, of course)
2008-06-01
Our "friends" down south:
Mexico proposed establishing a World Fund Against Climate Change (Green Fund) that would finance mitigation and adaptation of developing countries as a complementary scheme to the Kyoto Protocol.

Mexican Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada told reporters on the second day of the Group of Eight environment ministers meeting that his country was recommending the scheme because the current system doesn't impoverish the U.S. enough is "insufficient," with greenhouse gas emissions reductions focused around developed countries.

"The current scheme is centered on the priorities of developed economies
Which sure as hell leaves Mexico out
and supports only a limited amount of projects in developing countries," Quesada said. "It compensates [for] excess emissions, but it does not reduce them."
You could reduce CO2 emissions a lot if you and your pals would STFU, Juan-boy.
Quesada said Mexico's proposed Green Fund has four specific goals in addition to bankrupting the U.S.: fostering mitigation actions; supporting adaptation efforts to reverse the adverse effects of climate change; promoting the transfer and diffusion of technologies; and contributing to the financial underpinnings of the new global climate change regime.
'new global climate change regime': is that like a new world order?
Under the Mexican proposal, the fund would be operated by existing multilateral regimes and not by creating a new institution like the World Bank or other lending institutions. Contributions to it would be based on the principle of "common but differentiated responsibilities" in light of a country's share in total global emissions, per capital greenhouse gas emissions, and per capital gross domestic product.
In other words, another way the world's losers, failed states, and tin despots can shake down the U.S. Ah, yes - equality of poverty, except for them.
Contributing to an eventual world government, of course ...
According to Quesada, that means developed countries must make the largest contributions to the fund,
And of course in this context Mexico can't possibly be considered a developed country....
while emerging economies will not be limited to withdraw only the amount of their contributions from the fund but will have an incentive to withdraw additional resources according to their potential to mitigate emissions.
In other words, outright thievery - rob from the "rich" U.S., give to the rich kleptocrats and despots.

Participants at the G-8 environment ministerial did not adopt the funding proposal.
What, they couldn't figure out how to damage the U.S. economy without damaging their own? Funny that....
Quesada, however, said Mexico will submit its proposal at future multilateral forums.
We ain't giving this up, suckers - why should we work for our money when we can steal guilt it from you?
Asked whether Mexico was ready to accept a climate change framework after the Kyoto Protocol, Quesada said his country is willing to make voluntary efforts but is "not ready for the next framework."
What, do we look stupid?
This generally goes one direction, not the other ...
I wonder if these kleptocratic losers have ever stopped to think exactly where their money is going to come from if they actually manage to destroy the U.S. economy. The "rising" Chinese won't be nearly as nice as we are when it comes to taking getting what they want.

(Note that the link goes to a Mexican press release (in English - imagine that); I got the story from a proprietary newsletter that can't be linked to.)
Posted by:Barbara Skolaut

#4  I'd ask how one rides a burrito, Darth, but I'm pretty sure I don't want to know. ;-p
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2008-06-01 23:35  

#3  Compare wid LA TIMES > NEW GENERATION OF LOS ANGELES-AREA LATINO LEADERS/SHOPPERS AREN'T AS FRIENDLY TO "AMIGO" STORES. Desire and want America and American Way, NOT Mexico and perennial Mexican probs including "fly-by-night" commercial scams despite the many of the latter being "ethnic"???
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2008-06-01 20:28  

#2  Hmmm... how about ....

Fuck you Mexico, Fuck your economy and fuck the burrito you rode in on.

Take your escapees back and we are building a wall.
Posted by: DarthVader   2008-06-01 14:36  

#1  Crap - this should have gone in non-WOT. :-(

Mods, can you move? Thnx.
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2008-06-01 13:03  

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