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UN Climate Conference Set to Begin in South Africa
VOA News ^ | Nov. 27, 2011

Posted on 11/27/2011 7:59:12 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY

Representatives from nearly 200 countries are gathering in Durban, South Africa, to negotiate strategies for dealing with climate change, including how to extend the soon-to-expire Kyoto Protocol.

Efforts to negotiate a successor to the Kyoto pact, which committed industrialized nations to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by a set amount by 2012, have been on hold since the failure of the climate conference in Copenhagen two years ago.

Previous debates have focused on how to balance the responsibilities of developed nations with those of emerging and still-developing countries, and few believe this conference, which begins Monday, will result in a new agreement. Eyes will likely focus on the world's two biggest polluters, the United States and China.

Earlier this month, U.S. President Barack Obama said the United States will use the meeting to urge emerging economies to do more to address global warming. Mr. Obama warned that "advanced economies can't do this alone."

(Excerpt) Read more at voanews.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: carboncretins; climate; climatechange; durbanafrica; gorebullwarming; unclimatefund

1 posted on 11/27/2011 7:59:14 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
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To: Free ThinkerNY
i wish somebody would break their begging bowl...
2 posted on 11/27/2011 8:02:56 PM PST by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Representatives from nearly 200 countries are gathering in Durban, South Africa, to negotiate strategies for dealing with climate change,

Translation: "Turd-world" (credit to Michael Savage) countries attempt to extort as much funding as possible from the suckers (first world countries like America, GB,Australia etc.)before the rubes catch on to the scam of Global Warming.
3 posted on 11/27/2011 8:03:32 PM PST by Signalman
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To: steelyourfaith

Ping.


4 posted on 11/27/2011 8:04:22 PM PST by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

global hoax keeps moving on....


5 posted on 11/27/2011 8:06:36 PM PST by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

So there is definitely a strong argument for the developed countries to greatly help poorer countries to switch to renewable energies.”

But the fund, said Earthlife Africa climate change project coordinator Tristan Taylor, is currently “nothing but a mirage. It’s yet to be filled with any money. It’s an empty fund.”

http://www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/pan/Financing-Green-Fund-Expected-to-be-a-Hot-Topic-at-Climate-Change—Talks—134461348.html


6 posted on 11/27/2011 8:13:20 PM PST by Wisconsinlady (DEFUND NPR, PBS, THE TSA AND THE U.N.)
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To: Signalman

Yep. By ‘micro-financing’. Just what Obama’s Momma was doing.


7 posted on 11/27/2011 8:16:17 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear (A MUST WATCH: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KeOLurcQaqI)
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

So, I guess they are all walking or swimming to the conference?


8 posted on 11/27/2011 8:35:06 PM PST by wizwor
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To: Free ThinkerNY

America is broke. No more money for these people. Too bad, so sad, they killed the goose that laid the golden eggs.


9 posted on 11/27/2011 8:54:52 PM PST by Dogbert41 (Israel is real:))
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Let’s start by grounding Air Farce One. At $180,000 per hour, cutting a few less days of travel by Obozo should allow him to save a little money (which we don’t have) for the UN scammers’ begging cup. If he’s such a genius let him (and the Goron himself) attend Durban by telefrickingconference!!!


10 posted on 11/27/2011 10:06:34 PM PST by rfp1234 (RFP's Law: Whoever blames Bush first shall lose the argument.)
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To: Chode
The Canadians apparently want to keep warm during the winter.

BREAKING: Canada to pull out of Kyoto Protocol

11 posted on 11/27/2011 10:36:33 PM PST by justa-hairyape
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I hope every one has noticed that they don’t hold their meetings north of the equator any more. Guess they got tired of that white, solid, global warming falling out of the sky.


12 posted on 11/27/2011 11:33:44 PM PST by 5th MEB (Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
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To: Army Air Corps; Genesis defender; golux; proud_yank; Bockscar; grey_whiskers; WL-law; ...
Thanx for the ping Army Air Corps !

 


Beam me to Planet Gore !

13 posted on 11/28/2011 3:19:22 AM PST by steelyourfaith (If it's "green" ... it's crap !!!)
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To: justa-hairyape
good for them
14 posted on 11/28/2011 5:08:34 AM PST by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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