Posted on 11/02/2009 5:27:25 AM PST by Dallas59
BARCELONA, Spain – Developing countries don't trust wealthy nations' promises that they will help them meet the challenges of climate change, the U.N.'s top climate official said Monday, adding that means any new global warming deal must have legal force.
The legal status of an agreement and whether nations will be sanctioned for failing to meet their commitments are contentious issues in talks on controlling the world's emissions of carbon and other heat-raising greenhouse gases.
"We live in a world of broken promises," said Yvo de Boer, the U.N. climate chief, told The Associated Press. Developing countries are concerned "they will commit to targets and not deliver."
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FU UN
The only way to reverse Global Warming is the immediate transfer of wealth to 3rd world dictators. Got it.
It’s only fair and for the children and a sacrifice!
Like the same legal enforcement that worked against Saddam Hussein? And now, Iran, Myanmar, Congo, Sudan and North Korea?
Oh wait. this time those guys will be the enforcers. Israel of course will be judged the world’s greatest carbon threat.
U.N. Climate Summit Leaves Large Carbon Footprint
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2345713/posts
Lord Monckton is exactly right: they are trying to use globaloney as a foundation for world government. Are we living in the last days?
To the UN: GFYS!
Bambi can sign it but it take TWO-Thirds of the Senate to ratify it. That’s 67 votes, not 60 and not 51. Even with Snowe and other left leaners he won’t make it.
Wealthy nations don’t trust developing countries promises that they will meet the challenges of climate change.
shamelessly seized,
just wish I’d have had this yesterday at the concert I had to attend at “UN/Global Warming Day” Sunday at the local Unitarian pagan temple
What an appropriate picture.
WHO chief- give us two billion to fight worldwide H1N1,if we don’t use the money we will return it to you! Yea,right!
Thanks partially to the UN, we’re losing the war in Afghanistan.
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