...that's why a lot of these nut jobs got rid of "Global Warming" and went with the all-encompassing "Climate Change"
Mr. de Boer might have just as well have said "Ummm...ummm...I'm still getting paid...right?"
Posted on 11/27/2008 6:34:25 PM PST by NormsRevenge
WARSAW (AFP) – The world financial crisis must not become an excuse for backsliding on efforts to curb global carbon emissions, a top UN environmental official warned Thursday.
While acknowledging the severity of the financial turmoil, Yvo de Boer, who oversees the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) said: "To use the financial crisis as an excuse not to act on climate change would basically amount to setting yourself up for the next financial crisis."
De Boer spoke at a Warsaw conference of governments and leaders from the energy, steel, cement and aluminium sectors, which are among the major carbon dioxide emitters, the main greenhouse gas blamed for global warming.
Many businesses and governments, notably in developing nations but also in the West, have expressed concern that ever-deeper commitments to slash carbon emissions will dent their economies in difficult times. De Boer argued that they must think further ahead.
"For example, within the next five to 10 years we will be replacing about 40 percent of the power-generating capacity worldwide. If, in the light of the financial crisis, a decision is made to go for cheap and dirty technology, as in the past, that technology will still be around in 30 to 50 years," he said.
"The challenge for industry is how it can be part of the solution and not part of the problem," he later told reporters.
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However, the fact that the “carbon fight” is a hoax and a scam is a GREAT excuse to stop it.- anti-UN “chief” (Me).
Poor people of the world no longer have rights... They should not have children, and when possible, get rid of them when they get older.
They generate too much carbon and use too much of the carbon fuels...
Therefore, Obama and his clan want them eliminated with extreme prejudice.
>> Yvo de Boer, who oversees the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Same relevance as the Office of the President-Elect...absolutely nothing.
Obama, Messiah. We could save a LOT of money if we quit supporting the UN.
Yvo de Boer is a bufoon
When he can use the UN as a crutch, why would he?
All living and dying things on earth emit C02
we are carbon based lifeforms
U.N. = dumb
No, clever actually. They know that temps are falling, so they need to grab power IMMEDIATELY. To wait is to miss the opportunity that Hussein provides.
F the UN!
They spend 23 million on some mural that looks like throw up...christ, I can’t wait until the culture goes hot
b i n g o
But global carbon emissions can be used as an excuse to send the world into a deep depression.
Financial crisis no excuse to slow carbon fight: UN climate chief
Financial crisis no excuse to slow carbon fight: President Elect(Media Fraud)
Financial crisis no excuse to slow carbon fight: Democrat Congress($700 Billion Bail-out Congress)
‘Financial crisis no excuse to slow carbon fight’
IS THE CONSTANT DROP IN GLOBAL TEMPERATURE A GOOD ENOUGH REASON???? Idiots...
UN employees don't pay income taxes. The UN asks countries to exempt their employees from income taxes, if the country refuses, then the UN steps in and pays the income taxes for the workers.
When you're not paying income taxes it's easy to disregard the cost of government spending, especially for projects and work that directly impacts you.
“To use the global financial crisis to put me out of a cushy job...I, I mean as an excuse not to act on climate change...”
Psst. Hey Mr. de Boer, the globe stopped ‘warming’ around 10 years ago. We’re going into a cooling cycle, but the CO2 levels are still high. What’s up with that?
...that's why a lot of these nut jobs got rid of "Global Warming" and went with the all-encompassing "Climate Change"
Mr. de Boer might have just as well have said "Ummm...ummm...I'm still getting paid...right?"
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