Posted on 12/11/2009 6:09:38 AM PST by sussex
US President Barack Obama and Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen have conceded that the conference is unlikely to produce a treaty to replace the Kyoto Protocol, and are beginning to make arrangements for a delay until the next conference, in Mexico. British officials also do not expect a new deal, with binding restrictions, to be agreed this year.
In light of that and the large number of other international conferences that have been held this year, taxpayers around the world – who will be supporting the conference and the delegations being sent there – might question whether the conference will constitute good value for money. This research note provides the first estimate of the total cost of the conference.
A conservative estimate of the total cost of Copenhagen is £130 million ($215 million, €143 million).
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I think we may have spent less to send a man to the Moon. Regardless, maybe we could find enough money to send Algore to the Moon so he can experience what an atmosphere without greenhouse gasses is like.
It’s not so hard to get to the Moon if you don’t care what condition the payload arrives in or how fast it impacts the surface. I bet we could do it for 10 mil or less.
Isn't it heartwarming to know that the British brain trust behind this, the ones calling us “Flat Earthers”, had such a clear vision of the future that they sold their country's Gold for around $300 per ounce?
A complete non sequitur I know, but it speaks to their general prescience in leadership.
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