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2019-12-12 International-UN-NGOs

Greta slams 'misleading' climate pledges at UN summit

[Dhaka Tribune] Swedish activist Greta "Pippi" Thunberg
...an autistic sixteen year old Swedish expert on climate change...
on Wednesday accused wealthier nations of inventing ways to avoid slashing their greenhouse gas emissions, branding their climate action "misleading" at a summit in Madrid disrupted by festivities between youth activists and security.

The UN climate forum tasked with saving the world from runaway global warming has become an "opportunity for countries to negotiate loopholes and to avoid raising their ambition" to act on climate, the 16-year-old told delegates and observers to vigorous applause.

"Countries are finding clever ways around having to take real action."

Nations are gathered in Spain's capital to finalise the rulebook of the 2015 landmark Gay Paree climate accord, which aims to limit global temperature rises to "well below" 2°C and to a safer cap of 1.5°C if possible.

But the consensus-based talks are bogged down in politically charged wrangling over the architecture of carbon markets, timetables for the review of carbon-cutting pledges and a new fund to help poor countries already reeling from climate impacts.

Laurence Tubiana, architect of the Gay Paree deal and current head of the Europe
Europe

...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum...
an Climate Foundation, told AFP there was slim prospect of major progress in Madrid.

She said the key issue of how ambitious countries' climate plans can be would only be settled at next year's COP26 summit in Glasgow.

"This decision needs political negotiations at the highest level," she said.

Posted by Fred 2019-12-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

#1 "Countries are finding clever ways around having to take real action."

It's great fun flying around the world, attending conventions, giving virtuous speeches, and making the all the parties. But when it comes to crippling your economy, well, that's a whole different thing.

Would it be rude to mention that the US, despite not being part of any silly climate treaties, is one of the few countries that has reduced CO2 emissions. Thank you, frackers!

(ignoring for the moment that CO2 appears to have virtually no effect on planetary climate)

Posted by SteveS 2019-12-12 09:20|| 2019-12-12 09:20|| Front Page Top

#2 "Countries are finding clever ways around having to take real action."
A stopped clock is accurate at least one time per day.

Posted by magpie 2019-12-12 09:49|| 2019-12-12 09:49|| Front Page Top

#3 If St. Greta were really serious about fighting climate change, she would go to China and confront the government there.
If she made it out alive, rather than as an involuntary organ donor, she could then walk to India and confront the government there.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2019-12-12 10:02|| 2019-12-12 10:02|| Front Page Top

#4 She'd find a bewildering welcome and even more bewildering stay here. By the time she left, she'd be declaring, "Everybody must learn from India, how superbly they are conserving the environment !"

No one understands and plays her game like us.

Posted by Dron66046 2019-12-12 10:16|| 2019-12-12 10:16|| Front Page Top

#5 Whoa there squeaky, that's the great money laundering and graft game.

Could end up coming across Jormengandr next yacht jaunt.

But don't worry. Your arkancide will be blamed on an errant ice berg caused by climate change.

Posted by swksvolFF 2019-12-12 10:58|| 2019-12-12 10:58|| Front Page Top

#6 Welcome to the real world, Greta. Talking and doing are, always have been, and always will be two very different things.

Posted by Tom 2019-12-12 15:14|| 2019-12-12 15:14|| Front Page Top

#7 Until that little freak confronts China I have no interest at all in the alleged dangers of "climate change".

Posted by Crusader 2019-12-12 15:48|| 2019-12-12 15:48|| Front Page Top

#8 Until that little freak confronts China

I'd settle for watching this little lady confront high school algebra

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-12-12 15:52|| 2019-12-12 15:52|| Front Page Top

#9
'How dare you ask me to work ?'

Posted by Dron66046 2019-12-12 15:55|| 2019-12-12 15:55|| Front Page Top

#10 just shut up already

Posted by chris 2019-12-12 18:10|| 2019-12-12 18:10|| Front Page Top

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