Posted on 10/13/2015 7:36:50 AM PDT by moose07
Europe's climate change chief says he is astonished at the positive progress by governments towards a global deal on CO2.
Miguel Arias Cañete said it was "quite astounding" that 149 nations have published their plans to curb carbon emissions.
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He warned, though, that nations' pledges had not yet reached the level needed to prevent potentially dangerous warming.
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"We have countries which together produce nearly 90% of global emissions - {snip] - there were only 35 countries and they covered less than 14% of emissions.
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"There is no complacency - but we if we had kept on going with business as usual (ever-rising carbon emissions), global temperature would have raised between 3.8 and 4.7C," he said.
"We estimate that current commitments achieve about 3C maximum. That's a big step, although clearly it's not enough."
The generally agreed maximum "safe" temperature rise is 2C - although some vulnerable nations say this is not safe for them.
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"When countries saw the big players - the EU, the USA - put their figures on the table, there's a bit of copycat - which is a good thing.
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Prof McGlade, based in Nairobi, said Africa was suffering the consequences of climate change already and was determined to tackle the problem itself.
"There is a sense that this is a universal problem - the 'them and us' is beginning to disappear," she told BBC News.
"Africa is becoming more and more conscious that it has to be a leader (on energy) if it wants to attract investment. You see Africa approaching this with an appetite, then you see a country like the UK not being pro-active in a way we would have recognised before."
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Just imagine the arguments over nothing.
OK!! Everybody pay attention!
Lesson for today:
1. The sun is 1,300,000 times as big as the earth.
2. The sun is a ball of fire that controls the climates of all its planets.
3. The earth is one of the sun’s planets.
4. The earth is a speck in comparison to the size of the sun.
5. Inhabitants of the earth are less than specks.
Study Question: How do less-than-specks in congress plan to control the sun?
LoL,
I wondered when the cavalry would come. :)
By TAXING US!
After they take ALL money and property away, the problem will be solved.
NEXT problem - people breathing too much. TAX that!
The biggest scam and extortion in the world’s history!!!
God and upcoming low sunspot cycle will screw their Global Taxing scam!
We are on the mercy of SUN and its activity!
Can Obama peeing in the ocean cause Global Flood??? HM???
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