Posted on 09/23/2014 8:56:11 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
Calling climate change an "existential threat," Mayor de Blasio on Tuesday opened the UN Climate Summit by urging the world's citizens to change the way they live for the betterment of the planet.
De Blasio, speaking in front of hundreds of world leaders in his first address before the United Nations, said the reason the Earth is facing this crisis is because of our own behavior.
"We know humanity is facing an existential threat. The cause is us how we heat our homes, how we transport ourselves, the reckless way in which we live. This is an issue we all face. No one is spared. And our mutual need to survive should instill in us a kind of unity we so rarely experience," he said.
He said the problem of climate change is particularly acute in New York City, which recently announced sweeping new rules that will make the city greener.
"Two years ago, Hurricane Sandy left 44 dead in our city. The storms to come will be far more lethal. We are not presented with options," he said.
"We have only one choice urgent, daring action."
He also issued some rare words of praise for his predecessor, Mike Bloomberg, who has been a leading voice in the world highlighting the issues of global warming.
"Greenhouse gas emissions are down 19 percent from 2005, because of a plan instituted by my predecessor Michael Bloomberg, now the U.N.'s Special Envoy for cities and climate change," he said.
Afterwards, de Blasio said it was a "tremendous honor" speaking before the world body.
The elitists speak...
Socialist governments are also existential threats, if the words of more than a hundred million dead have any meaning.
Idiot liberals are an “existential threat.”
The concept of how it can be used to fleece our wallets makes it a very serious threat.
“OK now lets dig into our chateaubriand”
All of the elites will depart NY City in their limos and private jets after telling us how dire the situation is.
Hmmm. Maybe de ducheio ought to start using some of the gar-bage to build some dikes if he’s that friggin’ worried. Oh, adapt? Nah. That might take actual work. For no reason.
Hey Billy! You retard! Blow it out your kazoo!!!
Assclown!!!!
One Communist idiot preaching to a horde of Communist idiots.
Nope, sorry Billy Boy, I don't think Bolshevik climate change fits the definition.
I prefer to call it a nonexistent threat, cause that is more accurate.
I have a solution for de Blasio. He needs to run a thermostat control wire to the sun. Then, when things get too warm, he can turn down the sun’s temp from his air conditioned suite. That’s the ticket!
Elitists should declare war on the sun and it’s radical offshoot the S.S. (solar system)
Why is this dim-bulb speaking in an international forum?
Why is this dim-bulb speaking in an international forum?
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